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Dreams and Omens 



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POPPY, THE FLOWER OF DREAMS. 



The Gates of the Future thrown open 



DREAMS ^ OMENS 



FROM THE ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS OF 

NOSTRADAMUS, ALBERTUS MAGNUS 

AND OTHER FAMOUS SORCERERS 



MODERNIZED AND ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED 
BY 

MADAME CARLOTTA DE BARSY 

Compiler of ''The Book of Destiny,'' Etc. 



ILLUSTRATED 



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Copyright, 1899, 

BY 

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PREFACE 



As far back as history goes, evidences are found of a belief in 
DREAMS. Not only are the ancient books of the Greeks, Romans 
and Hindoos filled with allusions to the importance of Dreams, but 
the Bible contains many a startling instance of the reality of 
nightly visions. Jacob's dream of a celestial ladder uniting 
heaven and [earth, constitutes one of the most beautiful passages 
of Genesis, and, but a few years later, his son Joseph, while in 
the service of the Egyptian Pharaoh, was visited by that pro- 
phetic dream of the lean and fat cattle, which saved Egypt from 
famine and made him the King's prime minister and chief 
adviser. 

It is not, therefore, contrary to the tenets of religion to hold 
a belief in the secret meaning of dreams and it is certainly very 
interesting to study a conscientious work, such as this, in which 
the teachings of the ancient philosophers have been put to 
contribution to obtain the most acceptable explanations of the 
Meaning of Dreams. 

What is said of DREAMS, is also true of OMENS. Wise 
men and women in all walks of life are guided by these strange 
mysteries, both in business and family affairs. 

That these two ancient subjects, brought up to date by 
experienced hands, may prove attractive reading for young and 
old is the earnest desire of 

THE PUBLISHERS. 



CONTENTS 



Preface, 


PAGE 

5 


The Key to all Dreams, . 


7 


Omens, 


167 


In-Doors, , 


167 


Out-of-Doors, 


180 


About Love and Marriage, . 


183 


About Plants, Flowers, etc., 


186 


About Animals, . 


189 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



POPPY, THE FLOWER OF DREAMS. 

THE SPIRIT OF NIGHT. 

A DAY DREAM. 

A DREAM OF LOVE. 

A NIGHTMARE. 

THE TALE OF THE DAISY. 



THE 

KEY TO ALL DREAMS. 



A 

"A" NOTE— To hear yourself giving out the 
A note in a concert, is a most favorable omen of 
success. 

ABATTOIR— Dreaming of an abattoir (slaugh- 
ter house) means illness coming on you ; the more 
blood you see, the graver the illness. 

ABSENCE — To see absent persons in your 
dreams is a sure token of their early return. 

ABSINTHE — To drink absinthe in a dream is 
a sign of complete success ; to see a glass filled with 
absinthe and not to drink it ; a bitter disappoint- 
ment is in store for you. 

7 



Academicians 8 Actors 

ACADEMICIANS— To dream of such great 
lights in the world of literature, science or art, will 
surely end by headache and dark brooding. 

^j ^» ^ 

ACCIDENT — To dream of witnessing an ac- 
cident is a sign of passing worries ; to dream that 
you are the victim of one: slow but final success 
in your favorite enterprise. 

ACCUSATION— If you dream that you are 
accused of some grave misdeed, it will bring about 
great delights ; if you are the accuser, a deep sorrow 
awaits you. 

*** 

ACORNS — When appearing in your dream, 
acorns mean dire poverty coming. 

ACROBATS — To dream of acrobats is a sign 
of much joy; to see yourself acting the acrobat: 
many heavy troubles soon coming. 

ACTORS OR ACTRESSES— To dream of 
actors : very complete satisfaction of all your 



Adam and Eve 9 Ale 

desires ; to dream you are yourself an actor (or 
actress), much anxiety is in store for you. 

ADAM AND EVE— To dream of Adam or 
Eve or both, means an early birth in the family. 
*** 

ADOPTION — If you adopt anyone in your 
dream, you may depend that most unpleasant trou- 
bles are close on your track. 
*** 

ADULATION— To dream that you are made a 

great deal of and flattered to the skies, signifies 
that some of the people that surround you (when 
you are awake), are cheats and frauds. 

ADDITIONS — Adding figures in your dreams 
is sure to bring you profits in your business or 
investments. 

AGUE— See Fever. 

ALARM-BELL— See Tocsin. 

ALE — See Beer. 



Almonds 10 Animals 

ALMONDS— i he sight of almonds in dream- 
land, is a delightful omen of bliss. 

ALMS — Distributing alms in your dreams is 
very lucky ; receiving alms is a sign of the worst pos- 
sible luck in store for you. 
^» ^ ^i 

ALTAR — To see an altar in a dream betokens 
a speedy marriage. 

AMAZON — A lady on a side-saddle visiting 
your dreams is a prophecy of endless bickerings be- 
tween you and your wife. 

AMBUSH — To dream of ambush, is a sign of 
coming worries ; on the contrary, to dream that you 
are actually caught in such an ambuscade, is a prog- 
nostic of great success. 

*** 

ANCHOR — An anchor seen in a dream is a 
sign of powerful protection extended over you. 

ANIMALS— As a general rule, to dream of 
animals is a lucky omen. 



Ants 11 Archbishop 

ANTS — There is a general numbness amount- 
ing to partial paralysis soon to come over one who 
dreams of ants. 

*** 

ANVIL — It is most lucky to dream of a black- 
smith's anvil. 

APE— See Monkey. 

APPLAUSE — To listen, in a dream, to sonor- 
ous bursts of applause is a sure sign of interested 
flatterers at work to ruin you. 

x\PPLES — Great profits are promised to one 
who dreams of apples ; but if he sees himself eating 
apples, he may expect heavy losses. 

APRICOTS— To dream that you see or eat 
apricots, promises you plenty of happiness and good 
health ; but if they are dried and it is the season 
for fresh apricots, losses are threatened. 

ARCHBISHOP— To see an archbishop in your 
dreams is a dread sign of coming death. 



Arm 12 Asiatic 

ARM — A human arm seen in a dream is asur- 
ance of true friendship ; if it appears broken, a quar- 
rel is forthcoming; if it is cut off at the shoulder, 
passing joys are in store for you ; if it is very hairy, 
your bliss will have all its desires realized. 

ARM-CHAIR— High honors will be bestowed 
upon one who dreams of an arm-chair. 

ARMY — To dream of an army forebodes a 
quarrel with those dearest to you. 

ARROWS — Temporary sorrows are often an- 
nounced by arrows appearing in a dream. 

*** 

ARTILLERY— Cannons seen in your dream 
announce great profits coming; if you hear them 
booming, some old relative is about to die. 

ASHES — Seen in a dream, ashes announce 
mourning. 

*** 
ASIATIC — A man in Asiatic garb appearing 



. Artichoke 13 Automobile 

in a dream, is an announcement of startling news 

just about due. 

^ ^ ^ 

ARTICHOKE— To see an artichoke in a dream 
is a menace of secret troubles ; to see yourself eating 
artichokes is a stil worse omen of worries. 

ASPARAGUS — To see asparagus in a dream is 
lucky; to eat some at the time gives promise of 
prompt recovery from a disease just then endured 
by the dreamer. 

ATTIC-ROOM— To dream that you see your- 
self in an attic-room is a threat of poverty. 

AUTOMATON— Some such mechanical con- 
trivance, cleverly imitating either man or animal, 
when seen in a dream announcess a great war 
soon to begin. 

^ ^ ^ 

AUTOMOBILE— If you dream of seeing a 
horseless vehicle it means a pleasant visit from an 
old friend whom you have not seen in years ; if 
riding it, it means an unexpected, tedious journey. 



Axe 14 Balcony 

AXE — Seen in a dream, an axe means early 
violent death. 



BACK — If you see somebody's back or your 
own in a dream, there is some mischief brewing. 

•» ^t ^ 

BACKGAMMON— To see yourself, in a 
dream, playing backgammon means ill-success all 
around. 

BACON — To see yourself, in a dream, eating 
or simply cutting a slice of bacon, is a promise of 
gain. 

*** 

BAIT — If you dream of fish-bait, some one you 
love is about to forsake you, causing you bitter 

sorrow. 

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BAKER — To dream of a baker is assurance of 

profits. 

•» ^ ^ 

BALCONY — Standing on a balcony or even 
gazing at it, in a dream, is a sure sign of financial 



Baldness 15 Bananas 

ruin ; if it should break down while you are on it, 
sudden death is to be expected very soon. 

^ ^> ^ 

BALDNESS — To dream of a bald person is a 
threat of ruin and dishonor, 

^ ^ ^ 

BALL — To dream that you are present at a 
ball or dancing party, is assurance that your im- 
mediate future will be uneventful and quiet. 

^, ^ ^ 

BALL-PLAYING— If you see yourself, in a 
dream, playing ball whatever be the game, you may 
expect in due time a son and heir. 

^ ^ ^ 

BALOONING — To dreams of baloons and air- 
trips is a sure prognostic of great trouble, due to 
your reckless spirit of adventure or speculation. 

^ ^ ^ 

BAMBOO— See Switch. 

^ ^» ^ 

BANANAS — To see bananas in a dream is quite 
lucky ; but if you eat any at the time, your sweet- 
heart will most certainly deceive you. 



Band of Music 16 Basket=naker 

BAND OF MUSIC— To hear a band of mUsic 
in a dream, means moneyed prosperity and happi- 
ness. 

BANK — If you dream that you see yourself in 
a bank, expect to be presently deceived by false 
promises. 

^ •£ ^ 

BANKRUPTCY— Anyone dreaming of bank- 
ruptcy will find his business growing enormously 
and prospering apace. 

•^ •? ^ 

BAR-ROOM OR WINE-SHOP— To see in 
a dream a liquor-saloon, bar or wine-shop, gives 
assurance of a long life. 

BARLEY — There is prosperity in store for one 
who sees barley in a dream. 

•t ^ ^ 

BARN — If an empty barn is seen in a dream, 
want will soon stare you in the face. But if the barn 
is full of grain, a season of plenty is forthcoming. 

BASKET-MAKER— A birth will soon take 



Basin 17 Bayonets 

place in the home of one who sees a basket-maker 

in his dream. 

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BASIN — Seen in a dream, a full basin means 
money coming to you ; empty, it is a threat of ac- 
cumulated debts. 

^ ^ ^ 

BAT — If the repugnant animal called a bat 
appears in your dream, be certain that illness, 
money losses, and a painful shock are in store for 

you. 

•b ^ ^ 

BATH (COLD)— In a dream, bathing in stag- 
nant, cold water : severe loss threatened ; in running 
water : poor success ; in a canal : prosperity. 

^ ^ ^ 

BATH (WARM)— Dreaming of taking a warm 
bath, means that the dreamer's marriage is very 
soon to come off; if the water be too hot, there 
will be quarrels between the fiances; if not warm 
enough, the union will not be a happy one. 

•v ^ ^ 

BAYONETS — Seen in a dream, bayonets are 
understood as the sign of very serious quarrelling 
or disagreement. 



Bacon 18 Beatings 

BEACON — Should you see a lighted beacon 
in your dream there's success in store for you. 

^> t ^ 

BEANS — Whether white or green, beans seen 
in a dream are to be read as signs of financial losses 
or illness. 

^> ^ ^ 

BEAR — If attacked by a bear in a dream, your 
enemies will triumph over you ; but if the animal 
runs away from you, expect good success. 

^> ^ ^ 

BEARD — A very long beard seen in a dream- 
means an unfortunate undertaking; if it is moder- 
ately long and white, honors are to be bestowed on 
you ; if it is black, luck is in your favor ; if a bearded 
woman appears in your dream, you will soon wed. 
^ ^ t 

BEATINGS — To see one's self, in a dream, beat- 
ing a friend, is a prognostic of great satisfaction 
coming ; if the dreamer beats his sweetheart, he will 
surely be the happiest man alive; if he beats him- 
self with his own stick, nothing but sorrows are in 
store for him. 



Bed 19 Belladonna 

BED — In a dream, to see yourself bedridden, 
means illness coming : but it you are simply resting 
in bed, it signifies peace of mind and quiet. 
* * * 

BEER — To see one's self drinking beer in a 
dream is a threat of serious trouble. 

BEES — Who dreams of bees will reap great 
profits ; if you catch them, success is cer- 
tain : if they alight on you. many disappointments 
are to be expected : if they sting you, heavy losses 
are sure to come. 

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BEE-HIYES — Much happiness and lots of 
money will come to one who sees bee-hives in a 
dream. 

BEGGAR — There are riches and bliss in store 
for whoever dreams of beggars. 
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BELLADONNA — If in a dream, you see or 
pluck leaves of belladonna might-shade), or if you 
drink or make someone drink extract of belladonna, 
the greatest misfortune will soon overwhelm you. 



Bells 20 Birds 

BELLS — If you hear bells in your dream, much 
quarrelling and little success are in store for you. 

^> ^ ^ 

BELT— See Girdle. 

^ *p ^ 

BENCH — To sit on a bench, in a dream, gives 
promise of peace and comfort. 

^ ^ ^j 

BET — To dream that you are betting means 
that you will suffer greatly through your reckless- 
ness. 

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BICYCLE — Many troubles and losses will be 
the lot of whoever dreams of a bicycle. 

BILLIARDS— To see a billiard-table in a 
dream, is unlucky ; to look at one's self playing bil- 
liards is a threat of chronic insomnia. 

^ •b t 

BIN — An empty bin, seen in a dream, means 
poverty ; a full bin, prosperity. 

^ ^ t 

BIRDS — To dream of singing birds is a sign of 



Birth 21 Blackberries 

success and profits ; if they are quarrelling, it means 
some great change soon to take place in your life ; 
if you see yourself killing birds, expect great pov- 
erty ; if you catch some, there is treachery at work ; 
if you see many, you will soon travel; if they are 
night birds, fear misfortune and even death. 
^ ^ ^ 

BIRTH — There are all kinds of solid comforts 
promised to one who dreams of a birth. 

^ ^ ^ 

BIRTHDAY-PRESENTS— To dream that 
you are giving holiday or birthday presents, means 
pleasurable surprises coming; if you are receiving 
them, poverty is in sight. 

Kit* 

BISHOP — If you dream of a bishop, one of 
your near relatives is soon to die. 

^ ^ ^ 

BITES — To be bitten in a dream is always a 
sign of great danger ahead. 

^ ^ ^ 

BLACKBERRIES— To see or eat blackberries 
in a dream, is an omen of danger and disease. 



Blackbird 22 Blood 

BLACKBIRD— In a dream, a blackbird an- 
nounces slander and envy at work against you. 

•» ^p *p 

BLADDERS— Who dreams of bladders will 
meet with cruel humiliations and insults. 

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BLADES — Razor, knife or sword blades all 
foretell quarrel and death for the dreamer. 

•p ^F ^ 

BLESSING. — To dream that someone is bles- 
sing you means that you will soon be forced into a 
very undesirable union. 

•5 ^ *p 

BLINDNESS — A blind man appearing in your 
dream, warns you of mendacity on the part of your 
so-called dearest friends, threatening your happi- 
ness. Should you dream of yourself becoming 
blind, this would prove one of the luckiest signs of 
all. 

^ ^p ^p 

BLOOD — If you see blood in your dream, you 
will soon receive an inheritance. But if you see or 
feel yourself losing blood, expect great disappoint- 
ments in the near future. 



Bloodsausage 23 Boarding-5chool 

BLOOD-SAUSAGE— There is an omen of 
friendship in the sight of a blood-sausage in a 
dream ; but if you see yourself eating of it, quarrell- 
ing is certain to ensue ; if you are only cooking 
some, pleasures are in store for you. 

BLUDGEON— See Club. 

BOAT — A sailing boat or ship, when dreamed 
of, announces the arrival of a friend ; should it seem 
in danger of foundering, a severe illness is threaten- 
ing the dreamer personally. 

BOATIXG-TRIP— To see yourself boating is 
a warning of treachery. 

BOA-CONSTRICTOR— A huge serpent ap- 
pearing in your dreams is a token of treachery of 
which you will be the victim. 

BOARDING-SCHOOL— If you dream of a 
boarding-school, a birth will soon be the order of 
the dav in vour home. 



Boiled Beef 24 Bottles 

BOILED BEEF— Eating boiled beef in a 
dream, is a sign of sadness coming ; to see yourself 
boiling it is a joyful token; to throw away some 
boiled beef is a prognostic of terrible danger ahead. 

»> ™ ™ 

BONES — In a dream, bones ot animals are a 
threat of financial losses ; bones of a human corpse, 
an omen el death in the family. 

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BOOKS — To see oneself reading a good book 
in a dream, is a promise of honors and fine position ; 
if you are reading a wicked book, expect nothing 
but shame and disgrace. 

^ ^ ^ 

BOOTS (TOP)— There is sorrow coming when 
you dream of top-boots ; if they fit you well, how- 
ever, prosperity is coming ; on the contrary, if they 
are painfully tight, you may expect ill treatment 
and insults. 

^ ^ ^ 

BOTTLES— Full quart-bottles, in a dream, 
mean much pleasure ahead ; empty, they foretell dis- 
ease. 



Bound 25 Bread 

BOUND — In a dream, to see yourself or some- 
one else all tied up, means that you will soon have to 
submit humbly to some other people's bidding. 

BOUQUET — In a dream, to receive a bouquet 
is a promise of much pleasure coming; if you see 
yourself giving a bouquet, you may feel sure of your 
sweetheart's fidelity. 

BOW AND ARROW— To see in your dream a 
bow and arrow forbodes grave misfortune. 
*** 

BRANCHES — If covered with leaves, branches, 
seen in a dream, are very lucky; if they are dry, 
much trouble is in store for you ; if you see yourself 
breaking branches, you'll suffer from a ruinous rob- 
bery or theft. 

BRANDY — To dream of brandy tempts the 
dreamer to many pleasures of a disreputable nature. 
*** 

BREiVD — If you dream of white bread, a de- 
lightful friendship is in store for you ; if it is brown 
or black bread, dire poverty is coming. 



Breakfast 26 Bugs 

BREAKFAST OR DINNER— To dream of a 
meal, means that you are about to spend money 
foolishly. 

BRIARS — To dream that you are being pricked 
by briars is a threat of quarrelling with someone 
dear to you. 

^ •* ^ 

BRIDGE — To cross a bridge or merely to see 
one is a threat of danger for the dreamer. 

BROOM — Some party or other festivity soon to 
come is announced to anyone who dreams of a 
broom. 

BROTHER OR SISTER (who has departed 
this life) — Dreaming of a deceased brother or sister, 
means long life and prosperity to you. 

^ ^ ^ 

BUGS OR FLEAS— There are many disgust- 
ing troubles ahead for one who dreams of bugs and 
fleas ; but if he sees himself destroying such vermin, 
he may confidently expect a period of success. 



Building-Stone 27 Butterflies 

BUILDING-STONE— Many worries will be 
the lot of one who sees building-stone in a dream. 

BULL — Who dreams of a bull will meet with 
great humiliation, and run serious dangers. 

BUOY — Seen in a dream, a buoy means danger 
ahead. . 

*** 

BL'SIXESS — To dream of your own particular 
line of work or business is a warning that your sal- 
ary is shortly to be reduced. 

BUTCHER — A butcher-shop or a butcher seen 
in a dream, warns you of coming ill health. 
*** 

BUTTER — To see butter in a dream announces 
surprising news soon forthcoming ; and to see your- 
self churning butter is a promise of inheritance. 
*** 

BUTTERFLIES — The dreamer who sees but- 
terflies in his sleep, lacks ail persistency of purpose ; 
he is very fickle indeed. 



Cabbage 28 Candles 

c 

CABBAGE — It is a sign of excellent health and 
long life to dream of cabbage. 

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CAGE — To dream of a bird-cage is considered 
a warning of many treacheries of which you will 
be the victim. 

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CAKES — There are many pleasurable moments 
in store for one who dreams of cakes and pastry. 

^ •£ ^ 

CALENDAR — To see a calendar or almanac 
in your dream threatens you with losses in connec- 
tion with some scandal. 

^ •£ W£ 

CALVES — To dream of young calves gambol- 
ing in a meadow is an excellent omen. 

^> ^ ^ 

CAMELS — In a dream, a camel is a lucky 
omen ; but if instead of one there is a herd of camels, 
prosperity will be only fleeting. 

^ ^ ^ 

CANDLES — If you dream of candles, happi- 
ness and prosperity are yours to command. 



Candlestick 29 Cards 

CANDLESTICK— If you dream of a small 
hand-candlestick, you are soon to be invited to a 
wedding. 

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CANDY — To dream of candy, is a sign of seri- 
ous money losses. 

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CANOPY— See Dais. 

CANNON — The booming of cannon in a dream 
announces the death of a close relative ; but only to 
see a piece of ordnance is decidedly lucky. 

^ ^ ^ 

CAPTIVITY— All forms of captivity we dream 
of foretell a great deal of quarrelling of the gravest 

kind. 

^ ^ •? 

CARDINAL — To dream of a cardinal is a sign 
of riches coming ; if you see yourself killing such a 
dignitary of the Church, you will soon suffer from 
a passing illness. 

**« 

CARDS — Playing cards in a dream is a sure 
omen of much disputing. 



Caricartures 30 Castle 

CARICATURES— If you gaze on caricatures 
while dreaming, many worries will bother you the 

next day. 

^^ ^^ ^ 

CARNIVAL — To witness, in a dream, the pa- 
geants and revels of a carnival-day is a sign of much 
trickery and fraud the dreamer will have to suffer 

from. 

^> ^ ^ 

CARPETS — A painful struggle toward success 
is to be the lot of one who dreams of carpets. 

^ ^ ^ 

CARRIAGE — In a dream, a carriage means 
worries and general poor luck. 

CARROTS — If you see carrots in your dream, 
there will be much hard work, anxiety and money 
losses in store for you. 

CASKS — Barrels or casks, full or empty, ap- 
pearing in a dream are omens of financial pros- 
perity. 

^ ^ •* 

CASTLE — A vision of a castle, in a dream, is 



Cat 31 Caterpillar 

a promise of final success after long and arduous 
efforts. 

CAT — To dream that you see a cat is a sign 
that some one is false to you ; if the animal is angry, 
there will be a serious quarrel in your home ; if you 
see yourself eating cat's meat, a love-rivalry awaits 
you in which you will not be the victor. If you 
dream that you are beating or killing a cat, that 
means that you are about to catch or slay a robber ; 
if it is a cat you know, the robber also will be an 
acquaintance of yours; if you have never seen the 
cat, in your dream, it means that you will manage 
to recover all that the robber will have taken from 
you. If you have a fight with a cat and it scratches 
you, this is a sign that you will be seriously ill very 
soon. Summing up this paragraph, one may con- 
sider all dreams in which a cat plays even the 
smallest part, as very undesirable and unlucky 
omens. 

^» ^ ^ 

CATERPILLAR— A caterpillar in your dream, 
shows that you are very tired of life and all it 
contains. 



Cattle 32 Chain 

CATTLE — To dream of horned cattle means 
plentiful crops; if you see yourself running after 
them, you will be forsaken, if they run after you, 
you will soon make a most profitable find. 

•b ^ ^ 

CAULIFLOWER— In a dream, cauliflower 
means disease and a woman's deceit. 

•5 ^ ^ 

CAVALCADE — To witness a cavalcade 
marching past you in a dream, proves that your 
pride, when awake, is wrongfully assumed; should 
you see one of the riders unhorsed, there is danger 
in store for you. 

^ ^ ^ 

CAVE — To find one's self in a cave, when 
dreaming, is a sign of great danger ahead. 

CELLAR — To witness in a dream, an empty cel- 
lar, is a promise of excellent health and long life ; 
to see it when full of casks and bottles, assures full 
and immediate success. 

^ ^ ^» 

CHAIN — To break a chain in your dream an- 



Chairs 33 Cheese 

nounces some very hard task in store for you; if 
you simply see one, it is a sign of marriage. 

W- ^ ^ 

CHAIRS — Your conceit will be humored, but 
for a short time only, if you dream of chairs. 

^ ^» ^ 

CHAMELEON— To dream of a chamehon 
means that you are to be cheated mercilessly. 

CHANDELIER— To see a chandelier in a 
dream is an excellent omen of success. 
*** 

CHECKERS— To play checkers in a dream, 
means heavy financial losses. 

CHECKS — Cashing checks at a bank window 
in a dream, is a sure sign of loss ; if in your dream 
you pay out money either in cash or by check, this 
is a token of endless discussions and even law-suits 
coming. 

CHEESE — To dream of cheese gives a promise 
of final success after a long and hard struggle. 



Cherries 34 Chimney-Sweep 

CHERRIES — To eat cherries in a dream de- 
notes a sensual nature ; to pick cherries is a prognos- 
tic of female fickleness ; to see preserved cherries in 
a glass jar is a threat of unrealized hopes. 

^ ^> ^ 

CHESS — To see one's self playing a game of 
chess is a sign of many difficulties resulting from a 
lack of business judgment. 

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CHESTNUTS— When seen in a dream, chest- 
nuts foretell complete success in one's next under- 
taking. 

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CHILBLAINS— To dream of chilbla ; ns is an 
omen of serious troubles. 

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CHILDREN— To dream of a ch'ld, is the 
promise of one soon to be born ; to dream of a pretty 
child, means pleasure in store, and misfortune com- 
ing if he is ugly ; if the child you dream of is at play, 
many worries will soon assail you. 

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CHIMNEY-SWEEP— There is peaceful com- 



Chimes 35 Cider 

fort to follow a dream in which a chimney-sw T eep 
plays a part. 

CHIMES — There is ill luck and many bicker- 
ings in store for one hearing chimes in his dream. 
*** 

CHOCOLATE— To see or eat chocolate in a 
dream means coming illness. 

CHOLERA — To dream of cholera gives one a 
promise of a bounteous wedding-feast. 

CHURCH — To dream you see a church means 
an inheritance coming; if it is being repaired, mis- 
fortune is in store for you ; if you enter it repeatedly, 
delays will worry you greatly ; if you dream that you 
are shouting in a church, you may expect some 
serious quarrel. 

CHURCHYARD— A dream in which a church- 
yard appears, means a death very close at hand. 

CIDER — To see one's self in a dream drinking 



Cigars 36 Clothes-line 

cider, means some inheritance totally unexpected 
to come to you shortly. 

CIGARS — To see one's self smoking cigars in a 
dream, or to simply gaze at cigars, is a sign of a very 
short-lived joy ahead. 

CIRCUS— See Hippodrome. 

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CISTERN— Ugly slanders, deeply affecting 
your reputation, are prophesied by a cistern seen in 

a dream. 

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CLEANING — To dream of some general clean- 
ing, in house or street, means that you will meet 

with great ingratitude. 

•^ ^ ^ 

CLOAK — You will soon be cruelly cheated if 
you dream of a cloak. 

^ ^ •» 

CLOCK — One who dreams of a clock is sure to 
be lazy to a? extreme degree. 

CLOTHES-LINE— See Rope. 



Clothing 37 Coat 

CLOTHING— A dream in which any kind of 
clothes play a dominant part, announces sorrows, 

illness and death. 

^ ^ ^ 

CLOTS OF BLOOD— To dream that you see 
clots of blood is a threat of impending quarrels. 

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CLOUDS — In a dream, the clouds that you see 
mean so many quarrels. 

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CLUB OR HEAVY STICK— To dream of a 
heavy stick is a token of serious quarrel ; if, in your 
dream, you break it, there will be a rupture in the 
family; if you strike several blows with it, at the 
time, this is a sign of the warmest friendship about 
to be shown to you in many ways. 

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COALS — Dead coals, seen in a dream, mean 
that you will be the victim of unwarranted jeal- 
ousy ; live coals announce an attack on your honor 
and good name; if you see yourself eating coals, 
you will suffer deeply from a secret sorrow. 
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COAT— See Clothing. 



Coat of Arms 38 Collision 

COAT OF ARMS— Armorial insignia— yours 
or some one else's, seen in a dream, promise you 
some satisfaction pleasing to your pride. 

^ ^ •£ 

COCKADE — In a dream, the sight of a cock- 
ade means a public insult threatening you. 

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COCK-FIGHT— It is a sign of stupidity and 
extreme laziness to dream of a cock-fight. 

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COFFEE — To see yourself drinking coffee, in a 
dream, means many disagreeable incidents ahead; 
if you are roasting coffee-beans, you will have ar- 
duous and ill-requited work ahead of you. 

COFFIN — Seen in a dream, a coffin means hea- 
vy losses. 

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COIN — Gold coin seen in a dream, means dis- 
tress ; silver coin, many worries ; copper coin, 
cheating at your expense. 

^ ^ ^ 

COLLISION — To witness a collision in your 
dreams, is a token of great misery and ruin coming. 



Combing 39 Contempt 

COMBING — In a dream to see one's self or 
some one else combing hair with ease, means luck ; 
if the hair is hard to comb, expect difficult times. 
*** 

COMEDY — To be listening to a comic play in 
a dream is a sign of peace ahead ; if you see yourself 
just reading such a production, there is a threat of 
treachery and fraud from which you are to suffer 
grievously. 

CONCERT— To see one's self, in a dream, at 
a concert, is an omen of pleasure and money com- 
ing. 

CONFLAGRATION— See Fire. 

^ ^> ^ 

CONFECTIONARY— See Candy. 

CONJURING — In a dream, to witness conjur- 
ing tricks, is a warning of treachery at work to your 
detriment. 

CONTEMPT— When you dream that you are 
treated with contempt, it means that, after hard 



Convent 40 Corpse 

times and struggles, you will finally triumph over 

your enemies. 

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CONVENT — To see a convent or a cloister in 
your dream, is a threat of much sadness ai*d anxiety 

^ •£ #5 

CONVICTS— To dream of convicts is a threat 
of desperate straits, which you will have to face very 
soon. 

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COOKING — To see yourself cooking, in 
dreams, means that there is imminent danger of sep- 
aration or divorce. 

COOKING-POT— Appearing in a dream, a 
cooking pot means lots of comfort ahead. 

CORDS — Dreaming of cords announces insults 
to be addressed to the dreamer. 

•^ ^ ^ 

CORPSE — The vision of a corpse in a dream, 
means sure disaster ; if it is already decaying, death 
is soon to overtake you ; if the corpse is all dressed 
up, happiness is in store for you. 



Corpulence 41 Country-Ball 

CORPULENCE— To see yourself, in a dream, 
much more corpulent than you really are, is an 
omen of immoral temptations; if you see yourself 
thinner instead of stouter, fortune is coming your 
way. 

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COTTON-CAP— To see a cotton cap in a 
dream, warns one of a quarrel between friends. 

COTTON-CLOTH— Quick and large profits 
may confidently be expected after you have dreamed 
of cotton-cloth. 

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COUCH — To dream of a couch or sofa is a 
sign of temporary satisfaction. 

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COUNTRY — To dream you are staying in the 
country foretells an unexpected fortune ; if you see 
yourself running towards the open fields, your bliss 
will be assured and complete; if you are taking a 
meal in the country, a brilliant match is in store for 

you. 

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COUNTRY-BALL— To be present, in a dream, 
at a popular country ball, is a promise of long life. 



Cows 42 Crickets 

COWS — In a dream, cows mean laziness. 
**« 

CRADLE — A cradle, in a dream, warns you of 
a child's death. 

CRAMPS — In a dream, cramps mean an invita- 
tion to a dinner or wedding. 

*** 

CRANE — Utter wickedness on the part of the 
dreamer is revealed to him when he sees a crane 
(bird) in his sleep. 

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CRAWFISH— To see or eat crawfish in a 
dream, is an omen of costly litigation. 

^ •£ ^ 

CREDITOR — To see one of your creditors in 
your dream, is a sign of temporary poverty. 

CREW — If you see a ship's crew in your dream, 
you are about starting on a long journey. 

^ ^ ^ 

CRICKETS— These little animals called crick- 
ets, seen in a dream, are a prognostic of financial 
losses. 



Crippled 43 Crown 

CRIPPLED — To see in a dream, one's self or 
some one else crippled, announces an imminent dan- 
ger. 

CROCKERY— There is a pleasant omen of 
home comforts in the sight of crockery, china and 
such things in a dream. 

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CROCODILE — There is much misfortune in 
store for whoever dreams of a crocodile. 

^> ^ •*> 

CROSS — To dream that you gaze on a cross, 
is a sign of a broken engagement ; if you see yourself 
wearing or carrying a cross, you may expect great 
and valuable assistance when least hoped for. 

^ ^> ^ 

CROW — It is a sign of great sadness coming, 
or even of the death of some dear one, to dream of 
crows. 

*** 

CROWD — In a dream, to see one's self in a 
crowd announces a succession of minor worries. 

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CROWN — A gold crown, in a dream, means 



Crutches 44 Cyclops 

protection of the great ; an iron crown, sign of sor- 
row and anxiety. 

*** 

CRUTCHES — In a dream, who sees crutches 
will soon get lots of money. 

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CUCKOO — To dream you are hearing the call 
of a cuckoo, is a sign of imminent death and disas- 
ter. 

*** 

CURLY HAIR— Much frizzle or curl to a head 
of hair seen in a dream is a sign of infidelity in the 
conjugal relations of the dreamer. 

^ ^ ^ 

"CUT-DIRECT"— To dream that you have either 
given or received the "cut-direct" is a sure omen of 
final triumph over all your opponents or competi- 
tors. 

*** 

CYCLOPS— To dream of a Cyclops (a giant 
with one eye in the middle of his forehead) is a sign 
of great profits. 



Death 45 Deserter 

D 
DEATH — Who dreams of death is about to re- 
ceive some very bad news. 

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DEBTS — To find one's self, in a dream, settling 
debts, means that the dreamer will be very hard up 
for a time. 

DEER — In a dream, the apparition of a deer 
means death, or at least great danger for the dream- 
er. 

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DELIRIUM — If you see, in a dream, somebody 
in the ravings of delirium, many anxieties are in 
store for you ; but if you dream that you are yourself 
suffering from delirium, you have before you a long 

life. 

•5 ^ ^ 

DENTIST— If you dream of dentist or dentist- 
ry, you will be the object of interested and menda- 
cious flattery. 

DESERTER— Whether you dream that you 
see a deserter, or whether you see yourself desert- 



Dagger 46 Devil 

ing, in both cases you are just about making a most 
important discovery. 

^ ^ •* 

DAGGER — When seen in a dream, a dagger is 
a sign of misfortune, except you see yourself grasp- 
ing it firmly ; it means then assured success. 

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DAIS — If you stand, in a dream, under a cano- 
py, or dais, your death is to take place very soon. 

^ ^ *fe 

DANCING. — If you see yourself dancing, in a 
dream, you are about inheriting a large sum of mon- 
ey ; but if you only look on other people dancing, 
great sadness is in store for you. 

^ ^ ^ 

DANCING-TIGHTS— You may expect to be 
temporarily short of money if you dream of tights. 

^ ^ ^ 

DATES — If you see the fruit called date, in a 
dream, you have profits and a good time in sight ; 
but if you see yourself eating dates, you are being 
deceived by some woman you passionately love. 

DEVIL — To dream that you are fighting the 



Diadem 47 Ditch 

devil, indicates a temporary peril ; if you conquer 
him, success is attained ; if he conquers you, danger 
is on the increase; if you only see him in your 
dream, death is very near indeed. 

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DIADEM— See Crown. 

^» •» ^ 

DIAMONDS — To see diamonds in a dream is 
a token of short-lived happiness ; to see yourself 
selling diamonds, means great peril ahead; to find 
diamonds, is a threat of great losses and disappoint- 
ments. 

^ ^ •£ 

DICE — To be throwing dice in your dream, 
foretells loss, adversity and deception. 

DISINHERITED— To be disinherited in one's 
dream, means great success coming. 
*** 

DISTAFF — There is no more favorable omen 
than to dream of an old-fashioned distaff. 

DITCH — In a dream a ditch signifies shame, 
wretchedness and treachery. 



Dog 48 Dotninos 

DOG — To dream of a setter is a sign of hope 
ahead ; of a rabid dog, a token of great silliness ; 
of a stray dog, a sign of ill-luck ; of a barking dog, 
quarrelling is in store for the dreamer; of dogs 
fighting, you will have a proof of great enmity or 
be the victim of a theft ; of a howling dog, a terrible 
misfortune is near ; if you dream you are bitten by 
a dog, it is a sign of mere temporary trouble ; if the 
annimal caresses you, you have a true friend coming 
to your assistance. Summing up : dog dreams are 

generally favorable. 

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DOG-BARK— To dream that you hear a dog 
barking, foretells quarrels and bickerings. 

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DOLMAN (or Lady's Street Garment)— Seen 
in a dream, a dolman means honesty and courage 
displayed by the dreamer. 

DOME — If a lofty dome arise before your 
dreaming eyes, some enemy is at work against you. 
^ ^ •» 

DOMINOS — Playing dominos is an infallible 
sign of loss through fraud. 




THE SPIRIT OF NIGH1 



Donkey 49 Donkey 

DONKEY — To see a donkey in a dream is a 
prophecy of quarrel; if he is loaded, there is luck 
and profit in store for the dreamer ; if he is stretched 
on the ground, quiet times for you ; if he runs, many 
disappointments ; if he brays, terrible shame threat- 
ens you. If you are riding an ass, a woman (or a 
man) will make you the "happiest being on earth." 
If the animal is white, your whole family will be in 
luck ; if he is black or brown, riches are coming your 
way. If you dream that you have bought or been 
presented with a donkey and that you are both com- 
ing home together, that's nothing less than a bril- 
liant future that may be expected very soon. Should 
you dream that you bring home a strayed ass, an un- 
expected joy will delight you tomorrow. If, in your 
dream, you drink asses' milk, you will outlive a dan- 
gerous illness coming. If you drive home a loaded 
donkey you secure a fortune in proportion with his 
load;if he is unloaded, he will drive sorrow away. 
Whoever sees, in a dream, his own donkey, dead, 
may prepare for his own early death. Whoever 
falls from his ass while riding him, in a dream, will 
suffer actual want. Whoever dreams that he is pull- 
ing behind him a donkey at the end of a halter, will 
have fortune follow the animal's footsteps. In pro- 



Door 50 Drama 

portion to the beauty of a donkey given you as a 
present (in a dream) will your prosperity increase. 

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DOOR — To dream of a door is a sign of worries 
and sorrow ; to gaze upon a broken door is an omen 
of death. 

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DOUGH — Whoever dreams of dough or of 
kneading dough, will soon enjoy a general improve- 
ment, physical, mental and financial. 

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DOVES — Always a promise of success, are 
doves appearing in a dream. 

^> ^ •*> 

DOWN — To dream of soft, fleecy down, means 
friendship helping one to success; if the down is 
black colored, there is a loss in sight. 

DRAGON OR DRAGOON— To dream of a 
dragon (a fabulous monster with many heads and 
tails), or a dragoon (a cavalryman), is a threat of 

imminent disaster. 

^ •* •? 

DRAMA — To dream that you are listening to 



Drawing 51 Drowned 

a dramatic play of the blood and thunder type, is 
a token of perfect peace of mind. 

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DRAWING — To dream of a drawing or sketch, 
announces worries ; if the dreamer is doing the 
drawing himself, he is threatened with serious loss- 
es. 

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DREAMS — To dream that you are dreaming 
means that you will soon be cruelly deceived and 
cheated. 

^ ^ ^ 

DREGS — If you dream of dregs of any kind, ex- 
pect poverty and loss of position. 

DROMEDARY— To see in a dream a one- 
hump camel, called a dromedary, is an excellent 
omen of fortune and success. 

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DROWNED— To see one's self drowning 
means absolute poverty in store for the dreamer ; but 
if he dreams of someone else drowning, he may ex- 
pect splendid luck. 



Druggist 5fc Eagle 

DRUGGIST — To dream of a druggist means 
that a baby is coming to visit you. 

DUEL — To witness one's self fighting a duel 
means that a favorite pleasure you expected to en- 
joy will not be granted you. 

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DUMBNESS— To dream of a dumb person an- 
nounces the birth of a deformed or afflicted child. 

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DUNG-HILL — There are great profits in sight 
for whoever dreams of dung or dunghill. 

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DWARF — It is an omen of hatred against 
which you had better protect yourself, to dream of 
a dwarf. 

E 

EAGLE — To dream that you are killing an ea- 
gle, success in your most cherished ambitions ; that 
you are eating its flesh, the deepest grief awaits you ; 
that you see an eagle soaring in his glory means 
that your ambition and conceit are boundless. 



Ears 53 Eclipse 

EARS — Well made ears, seen in a dream, give 
promise of valuable friendship ; too large, they are 
evidence of low instincts in the dreamer ; if they are 
dirty, of a thieving disposition ; if they are cut off, 
of treachery at work. Ears of animals seen in a 
dream may be interpreted as above. 

EARS OF GRAIN— See Wheat. 
*** 

EARTHQUAKE— There is great peril in 

store, in the immediate future, for one who dreams 

of earthquakes. 

*** 

EATING — In a dream to see yourself or some- 
one else eating, means that traitors are encompass- 
ing your ruin. 

*** 

ECHO — To hear an echo in your dream, an- 
nounces illness coming. 

ECLIPSE — An eclipse of the moon, if wit- 
nessed in a dream, means sorrow in store for the 
dreamer ; an eclipse of the sun, a loss of money and 
ill-success in general 



Eel 54 Embracing 

EEL — To dream of a live eel, means hard work 
ahead ; of a dead eel, triumphant success in all one's 
undertakings. 

*** 

EGGS — In a dream, to see or eat eggs is an 
omen of fortune ; if you see broken eggs, there are 
losses ahead. 

*** 

ELEPHANT — To dream you are riding an ele- 
phant is a sign of a preposterous vanity that will 
cause you lots of trouble ; if you just see one, that's 
good luck coming ; if you face an elephant in your 
dream, you will render someone a service that will 
be returned to you tenfold. 

ELOPEMENT— To dream that you are elop ? - 
ing with someone is a sure omen of a marriage soon 
to take place. 

*** 

EMBROIDERY— One who dreams of lace or 
embroidery is extremely ambitious, but will fail. 

EMBRACING— See Hugging. 



Empress 55 Execution 

EMPRESS — Dreaming of an empress means 
duplicity at work to ruin you. 

ENEMY — To dream that you meet an enemy 
and converse with him is an omen of ruin and dis- 
aster ; if you see yourself triumphing over him, you 
are about winning a law-suit ; if you dream that you 
are having a pleasant time with him, you may expect 
great troubles due to your thoughtless confidence. 
*** 

ENGAGEMENT— Being engaged, in a dream, 
to a handsome man (or woman), means great pleas- 
ures forthcoming; if the person to whom you are 
thus engaged be plain-looking, many worries or 
even griefs are in store for you. 

EWE-SHEEP — To dream of a ewe is a sign of 

a faithful, precious friendship ; if the animal you see 

seems ill, it is a token that a period of great fatigue 

is in store for you. 

*** 

EXECUTION— To see .yourself, in a dream, 
about to be hanged or beheaded, is a sign of the 
greatest luck coming; to dream of another in the 



Exhumation 56 EyeBrows 

same predicament, is a token of the unfaithfulness 
of someone very dear to you. 

EXHUMATION— To dream about the dis- 
interring a human being is an omen of disaster ; if 
you see yourself exhuming the remains of a dead 

person, there is treason surrounding you. 
*** 

EXILE — To dream that you are going into ex- 
ile, is a highly favorable omen ; but to see yourself, 
in your dream, returning from exile, means great 

sorrow coming. 

«** 

EXPLOSION — To hear an explosion in a 
dream, is a threat of death in the family. 

EYES — Dreams about eyes are generally omens 
of good luck ; the prettier, the clearer, the purer the 
eyes, the better the luck ; if they show signs of ill- 
ness, some temporary troubles will soon assail the 
dreamer. 

EYEBROWS — If, in your dreams, eyebrows 
are particularly noticeable, you may expect terrible 
events and even death. 



Faggots 57 Father 

F 

FAGGOTS— It is a sign of cruel slander affect- 
ing your reputation, to dream of faggots or bundles 

of kindling-wood. 

^ ^ ^ 

FAINTING-FIT— To dream that you faint, 
or that you see someone fainting, is a sign of true 
love coming to you. 

*** 

FALCON — There is fortune and bliss in store 
for one who sees a falcon in his dream. 

FALL — To feel one's self falling, in a dream, is 
a threat of grievous troubles and losses. 

FAN — In a dream, the vision of a fan means 
quarrelling. 

*** 

FARM — To gaze upon a farm in a dream, is 
a promise of success and riches. 

FATHER — To dream of your father alive is 
a promise of great joy ; to see him dead announces 
heavy financial losses. 



Feather 68 Fever 

FEATHER — In a dream, white feathers are an 
omen of success ; dark feathers, just the reverse. 

FEET — In a dream, a vision of feet means a 
journey in the near future ; if they are dirty, wearied 
or wounded, you may expect illness, sorrows and 
losses. 

*** 

FENCING — To dream that you are using the 
fencing-foils, is a most favorable omen. 

FERRET — Seen in a dream a ferret is an omen 
of luck. 

FERRY-BOAT— News from a near relative is 
the signification of a dream about a ferry-boat. 
*«* 

FESTIVITY— Whenever you dream of festivi- 
ties, you will soon feel the pinch of poverty. 
*** 

FEVER — There is a sign of excesses committed 
out of sheer stupidity by the dreamer, when he 
dreams that he is passing through a spell of fever. 



Fiddle 59 Finger-Nails 

FIDDLE — See Musical Instruments. 

FIFE — To dream of hearing the sound of a fife 
is the announcement of a coming birth. 

FIGHT — In a dream, a fight means peace. 

FIGS — To see green figs in a dream is a hopeful 
omen ; if they are dried, you will shortly be invited to 
a state dinner ; if you see yourself eating figs of any 
kind, poverty will soon overtake you. 
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FIGURES — To dream of figures or numbers is 
a threat of fraud you are to be made the victim of. 

FINGERS — To cut one's fingers in a dream, is 
a sign that you are about to lose a friend on account 
of a serious disagreement ; if you see yourself with 
more fingers than the normal number, your mar- 
riage will be a failure. 

•6 * * 

FINGER-NAILS — There are few worse omens 
than nails seen in a dream ; they mean wretchedness, 
suffering, sorrows and quarrels. 



Fish 60 Fire-Works 

FISH — Live white or red fish in a dream, mean 
success ; to see dead fish is a prognostic of worries, 
disputing, and even death. 

*** 

FISH-HOOKS— In a dream, fish-hooks signify 
treason. 

*** 

FISHING — You will soon be deserted and in 
trouble if, in a dream, you see yourself fishing. 

^ ^ ^ 

FIRE — To dream of a small fire means pleas- 
ures in store ; if it is a large conflagration, some 
great festivity is soon to come off ; if a fire is slowly 
starting, sincere love will soon come to you; if it 
starts suddenly, there is a threat of quarrelling; if 
you dream you are touching fire without burning 
yourself, success is yours ; but if you are painfully 
burned in the act, you will meet with great disap- 
pointment and failure. 

*** 

FIRE-ARMS— See Shot-Gun. 

FIRE- WORKS— A birth is often announced by 
brilliant fire-works seen in a dream. 



Flag 61 Flounders 

FLAG — In a dream, a waving flag means dis- 
honor ; however, to see yourself holding one in your 
hand is a sign of momentary success. 

^> •* ^ 

FLAG-STONES— If you dream of flag-stones, 
beware of the treachery of so-called friends. 

^ ^> ^> 

FLAMES — Brilliant flames seen in a dream 
prognosticate some fine festivity soon forthcoming. 

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FLEET — To dream of a fleet of men-of-war is 
a sure promise of the fullest realization of your 
hopes. 

*** 

FLIES — In a dream, flies mean rivalries and 
jealousies. 

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FLIGHT — To dream one is running away is 
a token of catastrophe. 

FLOOD — To dream of a flood is a threat of a 
slanderous attack upon your reputation. 

FLOUNDERS— To dream of the fish called 
flounders, is a sign of dire poverty coming. 



Flour 62 Forehead 

FLOUR — There are riches promised to one 
who dreams of flour. 

^> •* •» 

FLOWERS — To dream you see flowers is the 
sign of a valuable friendship; if you are wearing 
them, you will soon be married ; if you are throwing 
them away, worries await you ; if you tear them to 
pieces, a sure sign of divorce ; if you pluck them, 
a token of good health. 

*** 

FLUTE — Should you hear a flute in your 
dreams, there will be a birth in the house. 

^ ^ •% 

FODDER — A dream in which some kind of 
fodder appears, is a sign of prosperity coming. 

^> ^ ^ 

FOILS — To see fencing-foils in a dream is a 
threat of mishap ; to see one's self using one of them 
is a very lucky omen. 

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FOREST — Appearing in a dream, a forest or 
wood announces dire anxiety and heavy losses. 

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FOREHEAD — A low forehead seen in a dream, 



Forge 63 Fortune-Teller 

means stupidity on the part of the dreamer ; a high 
one, intelligence ; one almost covered with hair, 
some bitter hatred at work against you ; a white and 
unwrinkled brow, an unclouded future in sight. 

FORGE — To dream of a forge in operation, 
means that through hard work you will succeed 
brilliantly. 

FORK — A pitch-fork or table-fork seen in a 
dream, means that you are about to be the victim 
of some wicked intrigue 

FORSAKING— If you dream that you are for- 
saking your wife (or husband), it means great joys 
in store for you; if you are forsaking of changing 
your occupation, somebody's dishonesty will cause 
you a heavy loss. If you dream that you are aban- 
doning your home, your business is to grow more 
and more profitable. 

FORT — To see a fort or fortress in your dream 
is a threat of strife, law-suit and prison. 

FORTUNE-TELLING— To dream that you 



Fountain 64 Frogs 

are having your fortune told is a token of a lot of 
cruel gossip, slander and calumny that will render 
life a burden to the dreamer. 

FOUNTAIN — A clear, limpid fountain means 
excellent health and all the comforts of life ; if the 
water is muddy, many grievous worries await you. 

FOX — To dream of a fox is a warning of some 
treachery awaiting you ; to kill one means luck 
ahead. 

^> *^ •% 

FRIEND — To dream of a friend alive means 
pleasure ahead ; to see yourself having a good time 
with him is a sure omen of trouble ahead ; to see him 
dead means financial worries to assail you very 
soon. 

*«* 

FRITTERS— To dream that you see or eat frit- 
ters of any kind is a promise of good times. 
*** 

FROGS — Trouble, illness and disappointments 
through false friends, are foretold by frogs seen or 
heard in a dream. 



Frost 65 Gallows 

FROST — If, in your dream, you see the evi- 
dence of frost, you have therein a strong assurance 
of success. 

^ ^ ^ 

FRUIT — To dream of fruit is a promise of profit 
and pleasures. To eat fruit is a threat of feminine 
deceit ; to throw away fruit in a dream, prognosti- 
cates some imminent calamity. 

*** 

FUNERAL — To dream of a funeral means a 
marriage in the immediate future ; to dream you see 
yourself or some one else buried alive, is a promise 
of a large inheritance. 

^ ^> ^ 

FURS — There is a promise of comfortable se- 
curity in a vision of furs, in a dream. 

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c 

GAFF — To dream of a gaff, or boat-hook, 
means that you will soon be the victim of a dan- 
gerous set of plotters. 

^ ^ ^ 

GALLOWS — To dream of a gallows or of 
someone being hanged, is a terrible omen of disaster 
and death. 



Gambler 66 Garlic 

GAMBLER — A gambler or a gambling house 
seen in a dream, always signifies treachery sur- 
rounding you. 

GAME — There is pleasurable comfort in store 
for you if you dream of game. 
*** 

GAMES — When played in a dream, all games 
are disastrous omens. 

^ ^ ^ 

GANGRENE— To dream of mortification or 
gangrene setting in is a threat of a painful separa- 
tion. 

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GARBAGE — To see or sweep garbage is a 
threat of coming separation or divorce. 

GARDEN — A well kept garden promises the 
dreamer pleasure and profits ; an ill-kept one, is an 
omen of ruin. 

GARLIC — The taste of garlic in your dream, 
threatens you with the treason of your best loved 
one. 



Garret 67 Glass 

GARRET — In a dream, to see or find one's self 
in a garret is a highly favorable omen. 

GARTERS — Who sees garters in his dream 
may expect an illness in the near future. 

^ ^ ^ 

GAUZE — To dream of that airy tissue named 
gauze is to be notified of some hypocrisy at work 
against you. 

GEESE — To dream about geese is an assurance 
of joy and luck ahead. 

GIA.NT — In a dream, a giant means sudden 
good fortune. For a one-eyed giant — see Cyclops. 
*** 

GIRDLE — To dream that you see a girdle, 
means that your marriage will very soon take place ; 
if the girdle is green or blue your happiness is as- 
sured ; if it is made of gold or silver, great worries 
will make your life a burden. 

GLASS — All objects made of glass, when seen 
in dreams, refer to ladies. If you see yourself re- 



Gloves 68 Gold 

ceiving a glass of water, there will soon be a mar- 
riage or a child-birth in your family; should the 
glass break just then but no water be spilled, moth- 
er and child will come safely through the ordeal; 
should the water be spilled and the glass remain 
unbroken, the mother will recover, but the babe will 
die. 

^ ^ •» 

GLOVES — It is a very unlucky omen to dream 
of gloves. 

GOAT — If you dream of a billy-goat, your 
health will be poor ; if you only see its horns, w r ant 
will stare you in the face ; but if, in your dream, you, 
or someone else, kills the animal, luck is on your 
side. 

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GOBLET — To dream of a goblet is a sign of 
exaggerated conceit on the part of the dreamer. 

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GOLD — To dream of gold is an omen of losses, 
of disputes, of all-round ill-luck ; if you see yourself 
finding gold you will have a short period of success ; 
but, on the whole, it is far better never to see gold 
in your dreams ; you will see more of it when awake. 



Ghost 69 Greyhound 

GHOST— See Specter. 

GOSSIP — To hear a lot of gossip, in your 
dream, promises you some small profit. 

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GOUT — To feel a twinge of the gout in your 
dream, is evidence of your laziness and apathy in 
matters of importance. 

GRAND-PARENTS— To dream of grand-par- 
ents is a harbinger of inheritance. 

GRAPES — Much joy and large profits are 
promised to one who dreams of grapes. 
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GRASS — To see grass in a dream, is a prognos- 
tic of fortune. 

GRASSHOPPERS— To dream of grasshoppers 
prognosticates a wretched future and great poverty 
due to a lack of energy on the part of the dreamer. 

GREYHOUND — Seen in a dream, a greyhound 



Grinding; 70 Hair 

is evidence of silly, improvident and extravagant 
habits on the part of the dreamer. 

GRINDING — To see yourself, in a dream, 
grinding coffee, announces many worries coming ; 
grinding wheat, a fortune is in store for you ; grind- 
ing pepper, you may expect a great sorrow. 
*** 

GUDGEONS— To dream that you see gud- 
geons, sign of success , that you are catching them, 
omen of betrayal of a trusted one. 

GUILLOTINE— In a dream, the fatal instru- 
ment called a "guillotine" is a promise of great for- 
tune 

GUNS— See Shot-guns. 

H 

HAIL — To see or hear hail falling in your 
dream, is a threat of worries. 

HAIR — When dreaming of hair, if it is white, 
high honors are soon to be bestowed upon you ; 



Hairdresser 71 Handcuffs 

if it is blonde, a friendship will stand by you ; if it is 
black a threat of terrible misfortune ; if it is a mix- 
ture of two colors, an omen of separation or divorce ; 
if you dream that you are holding cut-hair in your 
hand, your revenge will be fully accomplished. 
*** 

HAIRDRESSER— The appearance of a hair- 
dresser in your dream foretells some festivity soon 
to take place. 

*** 

HALL — If you dream of yourself in a large hall, 
there are great profits coming to you. If it is the 
Hall of Congress, you may expect treachery from 
those you believe your best friends. 

HAM — There is a sign of large profits in a 
dream wherein hams are prominent. 

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HAMMER — Much wretchedness and poverty 
is in store for one who dreams of a hammer. 
*** 

HANDCUFFS— To see yourself with hand- 
cuffs or simply to see them lying about, is a warning 
of the gravest business difficulties ahead, 



Hands 72 Harem 

HANDS — In a dream, to see hands means, if 
they are white, large profits ; if they are dirty, a theft 
at your expense ; if they are thick and heavy, a val- 
uable friendship; if they are entwined, someone's 
faithful devotion ; if they are cut at the wrist, your 
ruin is to be completed in the near future. Finally, 
if you dream that you are washing your hands, a 
large fortune will soon come to you. 

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HANGINGS — Any kind of hangings conspicu- 
ous in a dream, mean that the pleasures in store for 
you will be deceiving in every way. 

^ ^ ^ 

HARE — To dream of a dead hare, is a most fav- 
orable omen ; but if you dream that he is running 
away from you, you will surely run into debt, the 
consequence of your spendthrift ways. 

HARLEQUIN — An harlequin in his motley 
garb, seen in a dream, is a warning of a deception 
from which you will cruelly suffer; but to see your- 
self in that queer costume promises you that a 
great, but unholy joy is in store for you. 
**« 

HAREM — There are lots of pleasure ahead for 
one who dreams of a harem. 



Harness 73 Headgear 

HARNESS — To dream of harness means that 
you will very soon start on a journey. 

HARPOON — Whoever dreams of harpoons 
will be beset by intrigues and treachery. 
*** 

HARVEST — To witness or take part in a har- 
vest, is a sign of prosperity. 
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"HASH-HOUSE' — To dream of a low-class 
restaurant or boarding-house, popularly known as 
a "hash-house" is an assurance of long life. 

HAY — To see hay in a dream is a favorable 
sign ; to see one's self cutting hay announces a sor- 
row coming. 

HEAD — To dream of a head, even if it is cut 
off, may be an assurance of plenty of luck, health 
and money; but if the head is ugly or repulsively 
dirty, the dreamer may expect the worst kind of 
worries and insults. 

HEADGEAR — Any kind of hat or bonnet, for 



Hearse 74 Hips 

male or female use, if seen in a dream, is a sign of 
betrayal on the part of your husband (or wife). 

HEARSE — Seen in a dream, a hearse signifies 
sorrow and loss. 

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HENS— Merely to see hens in a dream, is quite 
lucky ; but to see yourself killing hens or chickens, 
is a warning of disaster. 

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HEDGE-HOG— Many business troubles will 
assail one who dreams of hedge-hogs. 

HERRING — To dream of fresh herring means 
success ; of red herring, trouble. 

HIPPODROME— To dream of a circus ring or 
hippodrome is a most favorable prognostic. 
*** 

HIPS — Well proportioned hips seen in a dream 
are a promise of happiness ; if they are too narrow, 
there is divorce and even death in store for you ; if 
they are too broad, you are threatened with a fatal 
disease ; if they are wounded, there will be serious 
trouble in your home. 



Hog 75 Horse 

HOG— See Pig. 

HOLD-UP — If you dream you are waylaid or 
held up, you may expect many serious troubles in 
the immediate future. 

*** 

HOLE — In a dream, to gaze at a hole, or, worse, 
to fall into it, is an omen of death, 
*** 

HONEY — Plenty of money is in store for you if 
you dream of honey. 

*** 

HOOKS-AND-EYES — Hooks-and-eyes, in 

dreams, are to be interpreted as announcing varied 
pleasures of the most charming nature. 
*** 

HOOTING — To be hissed and hooted, in one's 
dream, is a sign of coming worries. 
**« 

HORNS — To see horns on one's forehead, in a 
dream, means treason on the part of the dreamer's 
sweetheart. 

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HORSE — To see a horse in a dream is a sign 



Horseback-Riders 76 Horse-Shoeing 

of happiness ; to see yourself riding one, a sign of 
success; to see a white horse, unexpected riches 
coming ; if he is black, your success will not be com- 
plete; if you see him between shafts, some minor 
troubles are in store for you ; if he is wounded, it is 
an omen of bad luck ; if he shows himself restive, 
you will have to go through much hard work ; if you 
dream that you are killing a horse, a great sorrow 
threatens you 

*** 

HORSEBACK-RIDERS— Riders, of either 
sex, seen in a dream, reveal the extreme vanity of 
the dreamer. 

*** 

HORSE-CHESTNUTS— Seen in a dream, 
horse-chestunts give warnings of endless home- 
quarrels and worries. 

**« 

HORSE-SHOE— To see one's self, in a dream, 
picking up a horse-shoe, is very lucky ; if you sim- 
ply see one, a journey will soon be undertaken by 
you. 

**« 

HORSE-SHOEING— To dream of a horse be- 
ing shod is a sign of great luck coming. 



Morse-Traders 77 Hugging 

HORSE-TRADERS— To dream of horse-trad- 
ers or horse-trading, is a sign that you are about to 
be cruellly cheated. 

**« 

HORSE-TROUGH— To dream of a horse- 
trough filled with clear water, an excellent omen; 
filled with dirty water, grave troubles ahead. 
*** 

HOSPITAL— Seen in a dream, a hospital 
means extreme want. 

HOTEL — To see a hotel is a sign of imminent 
departure on a journey. 

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HOWLING — To hear howls in a dream is an 
omen of death. 

HOUSE — To dream of a house signifies profits ; 
if it has been burned, there is fortune with honor in 
store for the dreamer ; if you see yourself building it, 
you will enjoy but a deceptive pleasure ; if instead, 
you are having it pulled down, your undoing is a 
matter of a short time. 

HUGGING— To dream that vou are either 



Hunger 78 Hydrophobia 

hugged or hugging, means that some nasty trick 
is about to be played on you by pretended friends. 

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HUNGER— To feel the pangs of hunger, in a 
dream, is a very lucky omen. 

HUNTING — To see yourself in a dream, going 
out shooting or hunting is the omen of a death a- 
mong your nearest friends ; but if you see yourself 
coming back from such an expedition, there is ex- 
cellent health in store for you. 
•*> ^ ^ 

HUNTING-HORN— To dream of a hunting 
horn is a threat of dishonor; if you hear yourself 
playing it, you will surely receive a heavy sentence 
in court. 

^ ^ ^ 

HYMNS — The singing of hymns in a dream 
announces the death of the dreamer. 

^ ^ ^ 

HYDROPHOBIA— Any animal affected with 
rabies, appearing in a dream means that the 
dreamer wil suffer grievously through his own 
stupidity. 



Hyena 79 Illuminations 

HYENA — Seen in a dream, a hyena is a threat 
of a cruel sorrow coming. 

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HYPOCRITE— To see a hypocritical fellow in 
a dream, is a warning of some treachery a-foot 
against you. 



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ICE — Who dreams of ice or ice-cold water is 
sure to meet with success. 

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IDIOT — There is a serious grief in store for you 
if you dream of one of those benighted beings 
called natural idiots. 

*** 

IDOLS — Anxieties will torment one who 
dreams of idols. 

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ILLNESS — To dream of disease is a warning 
of danger. 

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ILLUMINATIONS— Poverty and other wor- 
ries will be the share of one who dreams of illumina- 
tions. 



Imprisonment 80 Intoxication 

IMPRISONMENT— Perfect happiness is com- 
ing to one who sees himself in his dream behind 
prison-bars. 

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INFIRMITIES— To dream of old age's infirmi- 
ties is an assurance that you will live to a green old 
age. 

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INHERITANCE— To dream of an inheritance 
is an omen of some near relative's early death. 

^ PS ^ 

INK — To spil ink in a dream is a threat of brok- 
en engagement ; but dreaming of ink in any other 
way is a favorable omen. 

•» ^ ^ 

INN — A village inn, seen in a dream, gives 
warning of many losses to be expected very soon. 

INSANITY — To dream of insanity or of some 
insane person, is an omen of great trouble ; to see 
yourself becoming insane, is an excellent promise of 
a long life. 

*«« 

INTOXICATION— If moderate and within 



Inundation 81 Itching 

bounds, intoxication indulged, in or gazed upon in 
a dream, is a favorable sign; if it is beastly and 
brutal, it is a warning of most terrible retribution. 

•^ ^ ^ 

INUNDATION— There is sadness, loss of cour- 
age and illness for one who sees an inundation in 
his dream. 

*«« 

INVECTIVES— One who hears invectives and 
insults addressed to him in a dream, may count upon 
a long spell of enjoyment. 

^ •£ ^ 

IRON — Simply to see some iron in a dream 
means profits ; but if it is burning hot, sorrows are 
forthcoming. 

ISLAND — To see an island in a dream foretells 
that the dreamer will be wantonly forsaken. 

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ITCH — To dream that you are afflicted with 
"the itch" is one of the most favorable omens you 
may desire. 

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ITCHING — If you suffer from some other sort 



Ivy 82 Jaws 

of itching, in your dream, you will surely meet with 
misfortune. 

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IVY — Seen in a dream ivy means strong trust- 
worthy friendship in store for the dreamer. 



JAM — To dream of jam or preserves is a threat 
of financial losses. 

t ^ ^ 

JANITOR — Appearing in a dream, a janitor al- 
ways signifies gossip of the worst kind about to ruin 
your happiness. 

^ ^ ^ 

JAUNDICE — To dream about jaundice is a 
warning of treachery at work to ruin you. 

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JAVELINS — Temporary troubles must be 
expected by one who dreams of javelins, shafts or 
spears. 

JAWS — There is a sign of illness for anyone 
dreaming of jaws. 



Jay 83 Killing 

JAY — Who sees a jay-bird in his dream will 
awake to find many new cares awaiting him. 
*«« 

JEWELRY — There are many cares and no 
little danger in store for one who dreams of jewelry. 

JUDGE — A dream about a judge signifies that 
you are surrounded by intrigue, opposition and ill- 
feeling. 

JUG — In a dream to see a jug very prominent 
is an omen of loss due to a fault of judgment on 
your part or that of an intimate friend or relative. 



K 

KANGAROO — A kangaroo in a dream an- 
nounces prolonged worries ; but if you see yourself 
killing one, you will meet with a streak of luck. 

KEYS — A vision of keys, in a dream, means 
many worries and very narrows means to live on. 

KILLING — If you see yourself killing someone 



Kindlingwood 84 Kissing 

in a dream, you will be sure to meet, very shortly, 
with disaster and even death. 

^ ^ ^ 

KINDLING-WOOD— See Faggots. 

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KING OR EMPEROR— To see yourself in a 
dream, a King or an Emperor, means that you are 
soon to be made the victim of impudent flatterers. 

KIOSK — To see in a dream an elegant little 
pavilion known as a kiosk is a sign of peace and 
plenty ; but if you gaze upon yourself building one, 
there will certainly be trouble between you and your 
sweetheart. 

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KISSES — There are many meanings given to 
kisses bestowed in a dream; here are the leading- 
ones : According to the Hindoos : — 

Kissing someone in a dream out of mere affec- 
tion, is a sign that you will be his (or her) benefac- 
tor ; if you give him or her a real love-kiss, you will 
be yourself the recipient of the benefits. v 

If you kiss on the neck: great happiness is in 
store for the one you kiss. If the kiss is given on 
the shoulder, you will be highly thought of by a 



Kite 85 Knife-Grinder 

person of the other sex ; if given on the arm, your 
benefactor will be a brother or close friend. If you 
dream you are kissing a beloved one already dead 
but alive in your dream, his or her heirs will do you 
a great kindness. 

According to the Persians and Egyptians : 
If you dream that you are kissing a sworn enemy 
hoping to conciliate him (or her), the misunderstand- 
ing will grow still more bitter. If the person thus 
kissed is not a real enemy, your kissing him means 
that he will soon reveal to you weighty secrets. 
Kissing one who is dead is a sign of great sorrow. 
Hugging a horse or a donkey or a mule in a dream 
means happiness and prosperity your life long. 
Hugging a monkey in your dream is a warning to 
beware of a dangerous enemy who makes a great 
show of being devoted to you. Kissing a near rel- 
ative, promises you his gratitude in proportion to 
the pleasure and enthusiasm you put in your dream- 
kiss. 

KITE — There is a law suit coming when you 
dream of a kite. 

KNIFE-GRINDER— To hear or see a knife- 
grinder passing or at work, is an omen of a heavy 
loss at cards or in some speculation. 



Knitting 86 Labyrinth 

KNITTING— To dream of knitting is the omen 
of much silly gossip hurting your prospects or rep- 
utation. 

**« 

KNIVES — Disagreement between friends will 
surely follow a vision of knives in a dream* Should 
they be crossed, death will ensue. If a knife wounds 
you, in a dream, it is a sign of murder. 

^ ^ ^ 

KNOTS — Endless money difficulties will be the 
lot of one who dreams of knots. 

^ ^ ^ 

KNOUT — To see one's self in a dream, 
thrashed with the terrible Russian whip, called 
"Knout" is a threat of home-quarrels. 



L 

LABORATORY— In a dream, to see a labora- 
tory is a sign of grave peril ahead. 

LABYRINTH— To try, in a dream, to find 
one's way through a maze or labyrinth is a warning 
of great worries and difficulties. 



Laces 87 Lance 

LACES — He spends his money too quickly or 
too freely who dreams of laces. 

^> ^ ^ 

LADDER — To climb a ladder in your dream, 
means success obtained by dangerous methods; to 
see yourself descending a ladder is a sign of total 
ruin and bankruptcy. 

^ ^ ^ 

LAKE — The limpid waters of a lake, seen in a 
dream, speak of perfect friendship ; while if the lake 
is either muddy or agitated, there is some quarrel- 
ling soon to worry you. 

^ ^» ^> 

LAMBS— See Sheep. 

LAMP — A lighted lamp, seen in a dream, means 
extreme conceit ; extinguished, it foretells the death 
of the dreamer. 

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LAMP-POST — There is success in store for 
one who sees a lighted lamp-post in a dream. 

^ ^ ^ 

LANCE — Quarrelling will soon greatly annoy 
one who dreams of lances, 



Lancet 88 Laundering 

LANCET — Who dreams of a surgeon's lancet 
will soon be overjoyed with goods news. 
*** 

LANDAU — The carriage called a landau, when- 
ever seen in a dream, is a threat of illness and money 
losses. 

^ ^ •? 

LANTERN — There is success in store for one 
who sees a lantern in his dream. 

^ ^ ^ 

LARKS — To dream of larks (the birdies are 
here meant), is a sign of excellent luck ; but if they 
are roasted, great troubles are about to break over 
your head. 

LAUDANUM — Misfortune is in store for you 
if you dream of drinking or simply looking at a 
large dose of laudanum. 

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LAUGHING — If you laugh or hear any one 
laughing, in your dream, you may expect worries 
and losses. 

LAUNDERING— You will be some one's slave 
for a long time yet, if not to your dying day, if you 



Laurel 89 Leeches 

dream of laundry-work done either by you or by 
others. 

^ •© ^ 

LAUREL — In all shapes, laurel is a highly fav- 
orable omen. 

*** 

LAWYERS — Dreaming of lawyers bespeaks 

many quarrels, worries, losses of time and money, 
with but slight, final satisfaction, if any. 

LAWNS — To gaze upon lawns and grass-plots, 
is a sign of good health ; to run over them is a prog- 
nostic of worries. 

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LAW-SUIT — Whoever dreams of law-suit, will 
soon go through separation proceedings or a div- 
orce-trial. 

•^ ^ ^ 

LEAD — To see lead in a dream means inherit- 
ance coming. 

««« 

LEAVES — To dream of leaves is an omen of 
severe illness. 

*** 

LEECHES — Help will come to you in the nick- 
of time, if you dream of leeches. 



Legs 90 Lettuce 

LEGS — In a dream, legs mean success and plen- 
ty of money; but wooden legs are ominous to a 
degree. 

^ ^> ^ 

LENTILS — To dream of lentils means that one 
of your close relatives is to be branded a scoundrel. 

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LEOPARD — The dreamer who dreams of a 
leopard, is himself a braggard and a scamp. 

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LEPROSY — You will surely make your money 
by undesirable means if you dream of being afflic- 
ted with leprosy or of simply gazing upon a leper. 

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LETTER — If you dream you are receiving a 
letter, expect one very soon from a far-off country ; 
if you see yourself writing one, that is evidence that 
your imagination is fertile. 

LETTER-CARRIER— News is due very soon 
if you dream of a postman or letter-carrier. 
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LETTUCE— There is illness and trouble ahead 
for one who dreams of lettuce. 



LIco 91 Lioness 

LICE — When you destroy lice, in a dream, you 
have much luck ahead; but if they are of the red 
variety, you must expect great poverty. 

LIGHTNING— Flashes of lightning crossing 
your dream, threaten you with a love-quarrel. 

LIKENESS— See Portrait. 

LIMP — To see in a dream, someone limping 
badly, or to gaze upon one's self thus afflicted, warns 
you of great troubles in your business. 

LINEN — To dream of linen, white goods, etc., 
is a sign of riches coming. 

LION — The roaring of the lion, heard in a 
dream, is an omen of death ; to see one's self killing 
or taming a lion, is a promise of great siiccess ; to 
see one in a cage, means some new friendship com- 
ing to you as a blessing. 

*** 

LIONESS — To dream of a lioness is an omen 
of peace, 



Liquor 92 Loto 

LIQUOR — There is riches in prospect for one 
who dreams of liquor. 

LIQUOR-STORE— See Bar-Room. 

^> •> ^ 

LIZARDS — There are pitfalls in the way of one 
who dreams of lizards. 

^^ ^ ^ 

LOADED MINE— To dream of a mine or tor- 
pedo being loaded by you or in your presence is a 
promise of large profits ; if you see it explode, there 
will shortly be a death in the family. 

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LOBSTER — To dream of a live lobster means 
success ; of a cooked one, joy. 

LOCK — To dream of door-locks is a promise of 
security and quiet. 

•^ ^ ^ 

LOCOMOTIVE— You may expect many wor- 
ries and an unpleasant journey forced upon you, if 
you dream of a railroad engine. 

^» ^ ^ 

LOTO — In a dream, the game of loto means 
trouble and loss. 



Lottery 93 flacaroni 

LOTTERY— There are nothing but losses and 
failure in store for one who dreams of lotteries. 
*** 

LOW- NECK DRESS— Worn by a pretty lady, 
a low-neck dress, seen in a dream, is an omen of 
marriage ; if the lady is plain — or worse — very ser- 
ious worries will be the dreamer's lot. 

LOOKING-GLASS— See Mirror. 

^ ^ ^ 

LUTE — The graceful form of the ancient instru- 
ment called a lute, appearing in a dream, promises a 
marriage or some other festivity in the near future. 

^ ^ ^ 

LYRE — In a dream, who sees a lyre may expect 
a funeral. 



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MACADAM — To dream of a macadamized 
road, is a sign of safe investments and comfortable 
circumstances. 

*** 

MACARONI — Whoever sees or eats maca- 
roni isi his dream, will soon be face to face with 
poverty. 



riagician 94 flanufacture 

MAGICIAN — There is warning of mendacity 
and treachery at work against the dreamer who sees 
a magician or conjurer in his sleep. 

•5 ^ ^ 

MAIZE — In a dream, maize or corn is an omen 
of prosperity; but empty cornstalks mean poverty 
ahead. 

*** 

MAN — To dream of a man is a sign of unpleas- 
ant gossip ; if he is very plain-looking, expect a 
quarrel ; if he is colored, you are threatened with 
trouble and money-losses. 

*** 

MAN-OF-WAR — The sight of a war-vessel in 
a dream, is assurance of a pleasurable voyage soon 
to be undertaken ; but if the man-of-war is seen by 
you in a disabled condition, expect some great mis- 
fortune. 

MANTILLA — There is deceit at work against 
one who dreams of a Spanish mantilla. 

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MANUFACTURE— A factory in operation, 
seen in a dream, prognosticates good business suc- 
cess. 



flanure 95 ilarriage 

MANURE — In a dream, the sight of manure, 
especially if you are soiled by it is an omen of great 
financial luck. 

^ ^ •? 

MANUSCRIPT— To dream of some ancient 
manuscript, yellow with age, means that the dream- 
er will soon give evidence of inventive genius. 

MARBLE — A block of marble seen in a dream, 
means a coming inheritance. 

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MARE — There is comfort in immediate pros- 
pect for one who dreams of a mare. 

MARKET— See Store. 

MARMALADE — To dream of marmalade is a 
detestable prognostic. 

^ ^ ^ 

MARMOT — Whoever dreams of a marmot will 
be affected with chronic laziness and indifference. 

MARRIAGE — To dream of a marriage with a 
relative, is an omen of danger; with a handsome 



Masquerading 96 Meadow 

person, there is joy in store ; with a decidedly plain- 
looking one, sorrow will be your lot. 

MASQUERADING— To see one's self or an- 
other, in a mask and disguise, in a dream, is a sign 
of duplicity. 

^ ^ ^ 

MATCHES— Sulphur matches, (they are not 
made in heaven), seen or smelled in a dream, are a 
sign of quarrelling and deceiving from which the 
dreamer will greatly suffer. 

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MATTRESS — There is danger announced by a 
dream in \\ hich a mattress is in evidence. 

MAUSOLEUM — Seen in a dream, a mausole- 
um or monumental tomb, means at the same time a 
marriage, a birth and an inheritance, all due within 
a year. 

MAY-BUGS — Agricultural failure or illness or 
both, will be the lot of one who dreams of May- 
bugs. 

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MEADOW — Comfort and material prosperity 



Meat 91 Merchandise 

are in store for one who dreams of a meadow or pas- 
ture land. 

MEAT— To see yourself eating meat, in a 
dream, is a token of joy ahead. 

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MEDICINE— To see one's self swallowing 
some medicine is an omen of illness and worries. 

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MELON— No better omen of success than to 
dream of melons. 

MENAGERIE— To dream of a menagerie is 
to be assured that you will be blessed with the gift 
of a sincere friendship. 

*** 

MENDING— Clothes and stockings being 
mended in a dream, especially if the dreamer is do- 
ing the work, means an inheritance soon to come 
his way. 

*** 

MERCHANDISE— To see, in a dream, mer- 
chandise piled about, means that you are being 
robbed at home. 



Merchant 98 Mill* Dam 

MERCHANT— To dream that you meet a mer- 
chant of some importance, is for you an omen of suc- 
cess in your favorite enterprise. 

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MESHES— -To dream of any kind of meshes 
means losses and worries. 

MESSAGE — To see one's self receiving a mes- 
sage in a dream, is an omen of advancement in oner's 
profession or trade. 

MICE — To dream of a mouse, or mice, ann- 
ounces most serious troubles. 

MIDWIFE— ^Expect much gossiping and a 
probable child-birth if you dream of a midwife. 

^» ^ ^ 

MILL — To dream of a mill means a legacy com- 
ing to you very soon. 

MILL-DAM — If you see a mill-dam, or the 
flood-gate or lock /or sluice of a canal or river, in 
your dream, be assured that pain and torment are 
in store for you. 



riilk 99 Honey 

MILK — In a dream, milk means a birth soon to 
take place. 

MINE — To dream of a mine in operation is an 
omen of danger. 

MINUET — In a dream to take part in the old- 
time dance called the minuet, is an omen of inher- 
itance ; just to see one danced foretells many wor- 
ries. 

MIRROR — -In a dream, to gaze at your own 
face, in a mirror, is a token of love ; but simply to see 
a mirror in your sleep, means treason. 

MISTLETOE— To see or pluck a twig of mis- 
tletoe is an omen of excellent health. 

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MONEY — To dream that you are finding mon- 
ey is luck ; that you are saving it, is a sign of sure 
loss ; that you are counting it, means quarrelling ; 
that you are simply gazing upon a lot of it, an- 
nounces some one's treachery ; that you are swal- 
lowing some of it, is a token of fraud about to be 
committed by yourself. In a few words, the more 



Honey-Troubles 100 Horgue 

money you will possess in your dreams, the less 
you will ever have as your own in reality. 

•» ^ •* 

MONEY-TROUBLES— To dream of money- 
troubles is a prognostic of complete success. 

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MONK — In a dream, to see a monk means a 
legacy in the near future. 

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MONKEY — To dream of a monkey means that 

some enemy or cheat is about defrauding you of 

your property 

*** 

MONSTERS — All kinds of monsters appearing 
in a dream, are most unfortunate omens. 

•^ ^ ^ 

MOON — To dream of the moon throwing a 
clear light, means love and purest affection in store 
for you; a reddish moon is an omen of fame and 
fortune; a clouded moon means the death of one 
close to you ; a full moon is a sign of great comfort ; 
and a new moon prognosticates a flirtation of some 

importance. 

^ ^ ^ 

MORGUE — To visit a morgue in your dream, 
is a warning of death among your nearest friends. 



ilorning 101 riourning 

MORNING— To see one's self in the early 
morning, means positive success. 

^ •» ^ 

MOROCCO — There is success predicted by a 
dream wherein morocco plays a part. 

MORTIFICATION— If you dream that gan- 
grene or mortification is attacking you or someone 
else, it is a warning of death. 

MOSAIC — To dream of mosaic or some inlaid 
piece of furniture or jewelry, is an omen of catas- 
trophe. 

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MOSQUITOES— Who dreams of mosquitoes 
will be the victim of envious hatred. 

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MOTHER — To see one's mother in a dream is 
a sign of happiness and peace; to give her blows, 
means disaster; to kill her foretells the dreamer's 
death. 

^ ^ " 

MOURNING — To see yourself dressed in deep 
mourning, in a dream, means/a very merry time in 
the immediate future. 



Mountain 102 Huff 

MOUNTAIN — To dream of a very high moun- 
tain means great luck; if it is covered with trees, 
your success will be still greater ; but if it is envel- 
oped in flames, nothing but misfortune is in store 
for you. 

MOUTH — A small mouth seen in a dream, an- 
nounces a flirtation ; if it is wide, you will be blessed 
with a faithful friendship ; if it shows ill-kept teeth, 
a deep sorrow threatens you. 

^ ^> ^ 

MOVING — To dream of furniture-moving and 
change of home, is a sign that you will soon be the 
victim of treacherous and thieving individuals. 

*** 

MOWING — To see, in a dream, yourself or 
someone else mowing, is an assurance of great com- 
fort. 

^ ^ ^ 

MUD — Just to dream of mud, is a sign of a 
peaceful future ; to wade through it is a promise of 
extraordinary success. 

^ ^ ^ 

MUFF — He who dreams of a muff is filled with 
silly conceit. 



flule 103 Husical -Scales 

MULE — You are sure to lose your next case in 
court, if you dream of a mule. 
*** 

MUMMY — It is a sign of chronic and even 
serious illness to gaze upon a mummy in a dream. 

^ ^ ^ 

MURDERERS— If you dream of murderers 
there is much fatigue in store for you ; if you dream 
they are killing you, gravest danger ahead. 

MUSHROOMS— To see, to gather or to eat 
mushrooms in a dream, is a sure sign of quarrelling 
and often of a broken engagement. 

^ ^ ^ 

MUSIC — In a dream, to make music or simply 
to hear some, is a promise of money and bliss in the 
near future. 

^ ^ ^ 

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS— There is a mar- 
riage and many gay hours in store for one who 
dreams of musical instruments. 

^ ^ ^ 

MUSICAL SCALES— If you hear, in your 
dream, musical scales, sung or played, there is luck 
ahead for you. 



Mussels 104 Nakedness 

MUSSELS — To see or to eat mussels in a 
dream is evidence of the dreamer's depravity. 

^ ^ ^ 

MUSTACHES— Many quarrels and insults will 
torment one who dreams of mustaches. 

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MUSTARD — In a dream, to see mustard is an 
omen of quarrelling. 

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MYRTLE — There is a marriage for you shortly 
after you have dreamed of myrtle. 

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MYSTERIES— To dream of mysteries and to 
try in vain to solve them, means that flatteries will 
soon be at work trying to cheat you. 



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NAILS — To dream of nails is a threat of illness 
and worries ; if they are made of wood (in reality 
"pegs" and not "nails") your morals are very bad. 

NAKEDNESS — To dream of someone entirely 
naked, is a sure sign of treachery at work to ruin 
you; if you see yourself running about naked or 



Nanny-Qoat 105 Neighbors 

nearly so, insanity is threatening you; if you see 
yourself leaving a room suddenly on discovering 
your state of nudity, you may be assured that you 
will soon suffer a mortal affront. 

NANNY-GOAT— See She-Goat. 

NAPE — To cut the nape of one's neck or to see 
it done before you in a dream, means great success 
ahead. 

^ ^ •© 

NAVY— See Ship. 

NEAR-SIGHTEDNESS— To dream that you 
are near-sighted is a promise of long life. 

NEEDLES — Love-sorrows are the share of 
anyone who dreams of needles. 
**« 

NEGROES — To dream of negroes is a warning 
of additional cares and troubles. 

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NEIGHBORS— To dream of neighbors of 
either sex means gossip of a harmful kind. 



Nest 106 Noodles 

NEST — There is happiness and plenty of money 
in a dream wherein a bird-nest appears. 
Hftft 

NETS — Either hunting or fishing nets appear- 
ing in a dream, mean many troubles and money loss- 
es. 

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NETTLES — In a dream, nettles always mean 
worries and losses. 

NEWSPAPERS— If you dream of newspapers 
you are about to be made aware of some treason 
concocted at your expense. 

NIGHT — To dream of darkness or night is an 
omen of sadness. 

NIGHTINGALE— If you hear or simply see 
a nightingale in a dream, it is a promise of fidelity 
and peace. 

^» ^ ^ 

NOODLES— That German dish called "noo- 
dles," appearing in a dream, is an omen of dire pov- 
erty. 



Nose 107 Nuts 

NOSE — To dream of a nose of average size 
means that you will soon be penniless ; if it is very 
thick, good luck to you; very long, a numerous 
family ; crooked, a woman is about to deceive you ; 
to see yourself noseless, means that your morals will 
grow from bad to worse. 

NOTION-STORE— To dream of anotion-store 
is a warning of treachery. 

*** 

NUMBNESS— To dream that you are entirely 
or partially benumbed, is a sign of poor sleep, of 
chronic illness and of feminine deceit. 

^ ^ ^ 

NUNS — There is a legacy coming very soon to 
one who dreams of nuns. 

*** 

NURSE — A private or hospital nurse appearing 
in your dream, gives you promise of a long spell of 
line health. 

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NUTS — To see nuts or hazelnuts in a dream, 
means many cares, and narrow circumstances. 



Oats 108 Onions 

o 

OATS— See Fodder. 

*** 

OBELISK — To see in a dream, an obelisk (or 
Cleopatra's Needle) is a sign of trouble and grief. 
*** 

OCCULIST— To dream that you visit an oc- 
culist means that you will foil in time a plot against 
you. 

**« 

OIL — To dream of oil means success, satisfac- 
tion, fine crops. 

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OLIVES — In a dream, olive trees or olives are 
decidedly lucky omens. 

*** 

OMNIBUS — There is anxiety and heavy loss 
in store for one who sees an omnibus in his dream. 
*** 

ONE-ARMED— To dream of yourself, or 
someone else, having but one arm is an omen of 
many worries. 

ONIONS — Cooked onions, in a dream, mean 
security ; raw onions foretell quarrels. 



Opera 109 Oven 

OPERA— See Theatre. 

ORCHESTRA— To listen to a band of music 
or orchestra in a dream, is a most favorable omen. 

ORANGES— Much satisfaction will be the lot 
of one who sees or eats oranges in a dream. 

ORANG-OUTANG— Whoever dreams of the 
big monkey called an "orang-outang" will surely 
be the victim of a fraud. 

ORATOR — To hear an orator in your dream 
means that you will soon be cheated unmercifully. 

ORGAN — To play the organ or to hear it played 
is a lucky prognostic ; if it is a church-organ it is an 
omen of death. 

OSTRICH — To dream of an ostrich is a sure 
token of painful disappointment. 

OVEN — When you see a kitchen-oven in your 



Oxen 110 Oyster-Shells 

dream, be assured that your name will soon be on 
everybody's tongue. 

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OXEN — To see oxen in a dream means profits ; 
if they are hornless, treachery is rampant, beware ! 
If you see them trotting along fast, some indiscre- 
tion will cause you great trouble ; if they are seen at 
w T ork, riches will soon be yours ; if they are fighting, 
a precious friendship will be your comfort ; if they 
are drinking ,in your dream, you are threatened with 
a loss by theft; if you see yourself leading them 
along, lots of fun is in store ; if you kill them, a cruel 
sorrow will overwhelm you ; finally, if you buy oxen 
in your dream, you will soon suffer from chills and 
fever. 

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OWL — Sadness and even death will come very 
soon to one who dreams of an owl. 

^ •£ •£ 

OYSTERS — In a dream, to see oysters is evi- 
dence of low instincts in the dreamer ; to see your- 
self eating oysters, proves you a confirmed gour- 
mand. , 

^ ^ *B 

OYSTER-SHELLS— Empty oyster-shells, in a 
dream, mean losses and worries. 



Padded-Cell m Painting 

P 
PADDED-CELL— Only sadness and deepest 
despondency can result from a dream wherein you 
see yourself in an insane asylum's padded-cell. 

PADLOCK— To dream of a padlock means that 
all the precautions you are so carefully taking will 
be of no avail. 

PAGODA — The Chinese building, known as a 
"pagoda/" seen in a dream, promises an inheritance. 

^ ^ ^i 

PAIN — If you feel physical pain, in a dream, 
your luck will be growing better every day. 

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PAINT — To dream of receiving paint on one's 
hands and clothes, means dishonor and ruin in the 
near future; if you see yourself daubing someo ; 
else with paint, you have pleasant times ahead. 

PAINTER'S BRUSHES— There is an omen of 
success in painter's brushes when seen in a dream. 

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PAINTING — All kinds of painting, artistic or 



Palace 112 Paper 

commercial, are prognostics of pleasure and luck 
ahead. 

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PALACE — Many troubles are in store for him 
who dreams of a palace. 

PALM-TREK— To dream of a palm-tree is a 
most favorable omen. 

PANORAMA — Seen in a dream a panorama 
means* many serious troubles in the near future. 
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PANTHER— There is hatred and duplicity at 
work against one who sees a panther in his dream ; 
if he sees himself killing it, he will surely triumph 
over his treacherous enemies. 

•* H * 

PANTOMIME— To witness, in a dream, an 
old-fashioned pantomime, is to be promised much 
success and great profits. 

PAPER — White paper, in a dream, means news 
on the way ; colored paper foretells treachery at 
work. 



Paradise 113 Passing-Bel! 

PARADISE — To dream of paradise is an omen 
of death. 

PARENTS— See Father and Mother. 

PARK — To see or visit a park, in a dream, 
means financial advancement and happiness ; but if 
the park is poorly kept, there are great losses ahead. 
*** 

PARLIAMENT— To dream of the British Par- 
liament, American Congress, French House of Dep- 
uties or German Reichstag is a warning that then 
is treachery on foot to ruin you. 

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PARRICIDE — To dream that you are commit- 
ting, or witnessing, a parricide, is an omen of terri- 
ble anxieties and sorrow ; probably death. 
*** 

PARROT — In a dream, a parrot means that 
wicked people are gossiping at your expense. 
*** 

PASSING-BELL— To hear the knell or pass- 
ing-bell in a dream, is an omen of death for the 
dreamer. 



Pastry 114 Pears 

PASTRY — There are worries in store for one 
who dreams of pastry or pastry-cook. 
*** 

PATENT-MEDICINE— To dream of some 
"cure-air' patent-medicine is a lucky omen. 

^ ^ ^ 

PAUNCH — To dream of a rotund paunch is a 
promise of happiness, health and fortune ; the con- 
trary means sorrows ahead. 

PAWNSHOP — To dream of a pawnshop is a 
wa r ning that you will soon be deserted, sorrowful 
and in want. 

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PEACHES — Many joys are promised to one 
who dreams of peaches. 

*** 

PEACOCK — The dreamer who sees a peacock 
in his sleep, is most certainly conceited to an ex- 
treme degree. 

PEARLS — Appearing in a dream, pearls fore- 
tell hard times and straightened circumstances. 
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PEARS — To dream that you are gathering 



Peas 115 Persian Cat 

pears is a promise of pleasure ; that you are eating 
pears is an omen of death. 

^ •*» ^ 

PEAS — To see green peas is a sign of health; 
but if they are already cooked, illness is very near. 

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PEBBLES — Sorrows and worries follow the 
sight of pebbles in a dream, 

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PEGS— See Nails. 

^ ^ ^j 

PENAL SERVITUDE— To hear one's self 
sentenced to penal servitude, is a sure sign of suc- 
cess in the dreamer's pet enterprise. 

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PENALTIES— All penalties, especially fines, 
which you dream of, mean that you are going to 
be extraordinarily successful. 

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PERFUMES — If you smell perfumes in your 
dream you will meet with the greatest success in 
your enterprises. 

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PERSIAN CAT— You will soon be robbed if 



Pest 116 Pigeons 

you see a Persian cat (one with long hair and blue 
eyes) in your dream ; if he bites you besides, a great 
sorrow will visit you. 

*** 

PEST — Misfortune and poverty threaten one 
who dreams of a pest or plague. 
*«* 

PETTICOAT— To see a petticoat in a dream 
means that you must prepare yourself for much 
trouble and sorrow. 

*** 

PHEASANTS — To dream of pheasants is fav- 
orable; to see yourself shooting pheasants, great 
danger ahead. 

««« 

PHYSICIAN— It is a highly favorable prog- 
nostic to dream of a physician. 

^ ^ ^ 

PIAXO — See Musical Instruments. 

PICTURES — There are many worries in store 
for one who dreams he is gazing at pictures. 

PIGEONS— See Doves. 



Pies 117 Pins 

PIES — To be making pies in a dream, is a prom- 
ise of financial profit; to see one's self eating a pie, 
means good news to reach one soon. 

PIG — To dream of a pig is most lucky as to all 
money matters. 

PIMPLES — In a dream, all kinds of pimples or 
pustules, are interpreted as announcing excellent 
fortune ahead. 

*** 

PINCERS — To see or hold pincers or nippers 
is an omen of cruel anxieties. 

PINE-APPLES— To dream of pine-apples 
means profits coming ; but if you eat some in your 
dream, your wife (or husband) is about to deceive 
you. 

*** 

PINCH OF SNUFF— To take, or see any one 
else take, a pinch of snuff in a dream, means worries 
and illness ahead. 

PINS — Quarrelling is the meaning of pins, seen 
in a dream. 



Pipe 118 Plowing 

PIPE — To see or smoke a pipe in a dream, is a 
promise of delightful quiet. 

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PIPING — There is luck in store for whoever 
dreams of pipes or underground conduits. 

PISTOL— See Shot-Guns. 

PLANE — Whoever sees in his dream a carpen- 
ter's plane will succeed in life by sheer hard work. 
*** 

PLASTER — Sorrow and suffering are the 
meaning of plaster seen in a dream. 
*«* 

PLATE — To dream that you are purchasing 
silverware is an assurance of persistent poverty ; if 
you see such goods but do not buy them, this an- 
nounces to you a family gathering soon to take 
place. 

PLOWING — To see plowing done, or to see 
yourself, in a dream, handling a plow, is an omen of 
joy and plenty. 



Plows 119 Polishing 

PLOWS — There is some serious misfortune 
close at hand when you dream of a plow. 

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PLUMS — In a dream, fresh plums are an excel- 
lent prognostic; dried plums or prunes foretell 
serious worries. 

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POP — To dream of pop announces a birth soon 
to happen. 

POISON — Grave misfortune will assail one who 
dreams of poison. 

POLE-CAT — If you see a pole-cat in your 
dream, be assured that someone is plotting your un- 
doing. 

POLICEMAN— If a "Bobby" or "Cop" or 
"gendarme" appears in your dream, dishonor and 
disaster will be waiting for you when you awake. 
*** 

POLISHING — In your dream, if you do, or see 
anyone doing, some active polishing, you may de- 
pend that there is lots of unpleasant quarrellitig in 
store for you in the near future. 



Politicians 120 Pork and Sausage 

POLITICIANS— To dream of politicians prog- 
nosticates endless and fruitless discussions. 
*** 

POOL — To gaze into a clear pool, in a dream, 
gives promise of sincere friendship ; if the water is 
muddy, quarrels are in sight ; if dead fish float on the 
surface, dire poverty will soon stare you in the face. 

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POOR — To see very poor people in a dream is 
an omen of grievous cares ahead. 

POPE — A vision of the pope in your dream, 
means your death within a short space of time. 
*** 

POPLARS— To dream of poplars, if they are 
green with leaves, is a token of hope ; if they are 
leafless or shattered, only cares are in store for you ; 
if you see yourself climbing a poplar tree, you may 
consider luck to be with you. 

PORK AND SAUSAGE— The sundry articles 
of food made from hog's meat, etc., whenever they 
appear in a drearn are prognostics of a remarkable 
run of luck. 



Porringer 121 Present 

PORRINGER— To dream of any kind of por- 
ringer or platter such as the sailors and soldiers use 
at meals, is a token of great riches coming. 

PORTRAIT— In dream, a portrait means 
bliss for the one whose face it represents ; should 
you destroy a portrait in a dream, it is an omen of 
death. 

*** 

POSTMAN— See Letter-Carrier. 

PREACHING — In your dream, to be listening 
to a sermon means that the dreamer is good and 
kind at heart. 

PRECIPICE — In a dream to fall into a preci- 
pice or simply to gaze into one, is a warning of 
treachery. 

*** 

PRESENT — Receiving a present in your dream 
is a token of many worries ; if it comes from a man, 
hatred will be the consequence ; from a maiden, an 
engagement will be broken ; from a married woman, 
great danger ahead in the very near future. 



Priest 122 Property 

PRIEST— To dream of a priest (in R. C. robes) 
means the death of a close relative, to occur very 
soon ; if the priest is very cheerful, you will inherit 
money from the person about to die. Taken as a 
whole, to dream of a priest is a very unfavorable 
omen. 

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PRINTING-OFFICE— Many troubles are in 
store for him who dreams of a printing office. 

PRISON — To dream that you are in prison is 
an omen of excellent luck ; to see yourself escaping, 
means temporary success. 

*** 

PROCESSION— To witness, in a dream, the 
passing of a religious pageant or procession is an 
omen of heavy losses. 

*** 

PROPERTY— Valuable property received as a 
gift, in a dream, means marriage with a person 
whose personal appearance and future will be on a 
par with the value of the property thus received. 
Thus important real estate presented to you in a 
dream, is the prognostic of the happiest and most 
brilliant of marriages. 



Puddle 123 Pyramids 

PUDDLE — It is very unlucky to dream of a 
water or mud puddle. 

PULPIT — To dream that you are standing in 
a pulpit denotes extravagant vanity; should you 
hear yourself preaching from the pulpit, many sor- 
rows are in store for you. 

PURCHASES — If you dream of making many 
purchases, there is a fortune on its way to your 
pockets. 

PURITY OF THE AIR— To dream that you 
are inhaling air of a peculiarly balmy quality, will 
bring you luck ; but if the air "tastes bad," worries 
and illness will soon visit you. 
*** 

PURSE — To see a purse in your dream means 
temporary prosperity, if it is empty, durable suc- 
cess ; if it is full to overflowing, a token of mean 
habits and laziness ; if you dream you are finding a 
purse, bankruptcy is imminent ; if it is black, there 
are hopes for you ; if it is blue, happiness is coming. 
*** 

PYRAMIDS — A vision of pyramids in a dream, 
is a most brilliant prognostic of success. 



Quadrille 124 Rabbit 

Q 

QUADRILLE— There is an inheritance for you 
in the near future if you witness yourself in a dream 
dancing a quadrille ; but if you are only a spectator, 
expect nothing but disappointment, 

*** 

QUAIL — If you see a live quail in your dream, 
it is a promise of good times ; a dead one is a sign of 
much sadness. 

QUARREL — To hear, in a dream, a quarrel 
taking place, is the token of coming home troubles. 

QUARRELLING— To dream of your quarrel- 
ling, means reconciliation and friendship. 

QUARANTINE— Dreaming of quarantine and 
lazaretto is a sign of wretched poverty. 

*** 

QUAYS — If you see a quay or embankment, in 
a dream, there is peace and comfort in store for you. 



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RABBIT— To dream of a white rabbit means 
success in spite of the dreamer's timidity; if it is 
black, worries will assail you. 



Racket 125 Railroad-Car 

RACKET — To play with a racket or simply to 
see one, in a dream, is a most lucky omen. 
*** 

RADISHES — Whoever dreams of radishes is 
sure to have a large family. 

RAFT — To see a raft in a dream is a sign of 
news coming. 

**« 

RAGS — In a dream, to see yourself or others in 
rags, is an omen of many "close shaves" and "hard 
pulls" ending in prosperity. 
life* 

RAILING — To dream of a railing or grating, 
announces great troubles and even imprisonment. 

RAILROAD — To see one's self on a railroad 
train in a dream, is a sure omen of the dreamer 
being called upon to make a very long journey. 

•^ •£ ^ 

RAILROAD-CAR— Travel and unpleasantness 
of some kind are in store for one who merely dreams 
of railroad-cars or trains. 



Rain 126 Raven 

RAIN — To see rain falling is a promise of in- 
heritance for the dreamer, but if it is a rain-storm, 
he may expect serious worries. 

^ ^ ^» 

RAINBOW — In a dream a rainbow is a prog- 
nostic of temporary estrangement, sometimes even 
to the breaking of an engagement. 

^> •£ ^ 

RAKE— A gardener's rake, in a dream, means 
prosperity. 

^ ^ •% 

RAM'S-HORNS— To dream of ram's horns is 
a threat of great dishonor coming . 

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RATS — Treachery is at work ruining you, when 
you dream of rats. 

^ ^ ^ 

RATTAN-CANE— To dream of rattan or rat- 
tan-cane is a warning of troubles coming. 

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RATTLE— The baby-toy called a rattle, when 
seen in a dream, foretells sorrows. 

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RAVEN— See Crow. 



Razor 127 Rice 

RAZOR — No luck is in store for whoever 
dreams of a razor. 

^ ^ •» 

READING — In a dream, to see yourself read- 
ing some serious work, means that you will soon be 
advanced in your profession ; if the book read is a 
novel, you will enjoy fleeting satisfaction. 

*** 

REAL-ESTATE— See Property. 
REVOLVER— See Shot-Guns. 

RIBBONS — In a dream to see ribbons means 
that the dreamer is more or less of a spendthrift. 

RICH PEOPLE — In a dream, to associate with 
rich people is a promise of fortune and position com- 
ing to you very soon. 

^ ^ •* 

RICHES — To dream that you are very rich is 
a threat of great poverty. 

^ ^> ^s 

RICE — If you see yourself, in a dream, eating 
rice, expect great prosperity ; but if you push it aside 
disdainfully, nothing but want is in store for you. 



River 126 Rooster 

RIVER — A clear, large river, in your dream, 
prophecies security ; if the water is muddy, there are 
worries and losses ahead. 

*** 

RINGS — There is promise of high honors for 
one who dreams he is wearing a heavy gold ring. 
Should you dream that a ring is given you, you may 
feel perfectly safe ; if you are the giver, only troubles 
and losses are in store for you. 

ROAD — To see one's self on a high-road or 
causeway is a sign of many home troubles. 
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ROAST — Comfort is meant by a dream of 
roast, or roasting-pan. 

ROCKS — In a dream, to see rocks means wor- 
ries ; to see one's self climbing rocks is an omen of 
final success. 

•s ^ •? 

ROOF — Great luck will come to one who sees 
a roof in his dream. 

^ ^ ^ 
ROOSTER — Seen in a dream, a rooster means 




A NIGHTMARE. 



Roots 129 Ruins 

power and proud distinction to be bestowed upon 
the dreamer. 

*** 

ROOTS — In a dream, just to see roots of plants 
or trees means poverty coming. To eat roots is an 
omen of feminine treachery. 

ROPE — To dream of any kind of rope(except 
one for hanging a man) is a threat of money trou- 
bles. 

*** 

ROSES — There is general good fortune and 
happiness in the fact of seeing roses in a dream ; 
yellow roses, however, signify great trouble ahead. 
««« 

ROUGE — To dream of rouge or facial make-up, 
signifies that treason is at work against you. 

^ ^ ^ 

ROW-BOAT— If you dream of a row-boat, 
good news is to reach you very soon ; if you see the 
boat upset, your health will be greatly disturbed. 

^ ^ t 

RUINS — To gaze upon a ruined building in a 
dream is a most fortunate omen. 



Running 130 Sea 

RUNNING — To see, in a dream, several per- 
sons running, is a threat of bad news and much dis- 
order ; if you see game running away, it is a sign of 
financial loss ; if you see yourself running, there is 
much anxiety in store for you ; should you be naked 
besides, insanity is threatening you; if in your 
dream, you are running away in a great fright, you 
will soon take to flight in reality. 

REINDEER — There is much luck for one who 
sees a reindeer in a dream. 

REPTILES— All kinds of reptiles figuring in a 
dream warn you that you are being cheated or soon 
will be. 



s 

SAFE — An iron or steel safe or strong box, ap- 
pearing in a dream, means money coming, but not 
to be in your possession very long. 

^ ^> •* 

SAILORS — There is poverty and unpleasant 
voyages in store for one who dreams of sailors. 

SEA — Just to dream of the sea, signifies that 



Seal 131 Shanty 

you will soon undertake a journey; if the sea is 
placid, you will meet with business reverses ; if it 
is much agitated, your financial ruin will be com- 
pleted very soon. 

SEAL — When a seal appears in your dream, 
you are sure to marry for love. 

*** 

SENTRY — Seen in a dream, a sentry means 
peace and quiet. 

SENTRY-BOX— You may feel safe and secure 
after having dreamed of a sentry box. 

SERENADE — To dream that someone is sere- 
nading you is a most lucky sign. 

^ ^» ^ 

SERPENT— See Snakes. 

SERVANTS— To dream of servants always 
means idle gossip and quarrelling. 

•5 ^ t 

SHANTY— A half dilapidated cottage or shanty 



Shark 132 Salt 

in your dream is a token of great prosperity com- 
ing. 

*** 

SHARK — The appearance of sharks in a dream 
is a warning of danger, disease and death. 

w^ ^ ^ 

SHE-APE — Expect deceit and fraud to harm 
you if you dream of a female monkey. 

^> ^ ^ 

SHE-GOATS— To dream of white Nanny- 
goats, is a sign of happiness ; if they are black, illness 
is threatened. 

SALAD — T@ eat, or simply to see, salad in a 
dream, is a threat of financial difficulties. 

•* ^> ^ 

SALMON — In a dream, to eat salmon is an 
omen of separation. 

*** 

SALOON— See Bar-Room. 

•p ^t ^ 

SALT — Many worries will be the lot of one who 
dreams of salt. 



Sand 183 Sheaves 

SAND — There are many cares in store for one 
who dreams of sand. 

««* 

SAW — In a dream, a saw means success. 
*** 

SCAFFOLD— The vision of a scaffold, in a 
dream, is a most favorable omen of triumphant suc- 
cess. 

SCAFFOLDING— There is much disappoint- 
ment and no little failure to expect if you dream of 
scaffolding surrounding a building, etc. 
**« 

SCISSORS — In a dream, scissors are always a 
sign of quarrelling and of some grave illness com- 
ing. 

*** 

SCRATCHES — If you dream of scratches, cruel 
gossip will play havoc with your reputation. 
*** 

SCREECH-OWL — Seen in a dream, a screech- 
owl announces a coming death in the family. 
*** 

SHEAVES — To dream of sheaves means plenty 
of money. 



Sheep 134 Shot-Gun 

SHEEP — Much luck and large profits will be 
the lot of one who dreams of sheep. 

^» *Xi ^ 

SHELLS — To dream of shells, announces an 
early voyage. 

*** 

SHEPHERD — There is a threat of mourning in 
the appearance of a shepherd in one's dream. 

SHIP — There is a journey, and a successful one, 
soon to be undertaken by one w r ho dreams of a ship ; 
if it is in danger, great riches will come to you ; if 
it sinks, a terrible peril awaits you. 

SHOE-BLACKING— If you see your shoes be- 
ing blackened in your dream, death or ruin is about 
to stare you in the face. 

SHOES — To dream of shoes is a threat of scan- 
dal ending in dishonor; if the shoes be worn out, 
there's a long journey in prospect for you. 
*** 

SHOP— See Store. 

SHOT-GUN— Any kind of shot gun or rifle 



Shoulders 185 Silk-Skein 

seen in a dream announces great wretchedness in a 
short time. 

*** 

SHOULDERS— If broad and strong, shoulders 
appearing in a dream are a most lucky omen ; if thin 
and low, they prognosticate troubles galore. 
**« 

SHROUD — A shroud appearing in a dream, is 
a promise of inheritance. 

*** 

SICKNESS— See Illness. 
*** 

SICK-HEADACHE— To suffer from sick- 
headache in a dream, is an omen of death in the 
family. 

SILK — Whoever dreams of silk will be blessed 
lucky and large profits. 

SILK CAP — In a dream, to see a silk cap is a 
lucky omen. 

SILK-SKEIN— To dream of a skein of silk 
means great success and large profits. 



5ilk-Worms 136 Skeleton 

SILK-WORMS— Much success is in store for 
one who dreams of sik-worms. 

^t ^> ^ 

SILVERWARE— To dream that you own val- 
uable silverware is a threat of money-losses, but 
your affairs will improve materially if you see your- 
self disposing of silverware. 
*** 

SINGING — If you dream that you hear singing 
in a church, distress and anxiety will be your lot, 
the singing of birds means conjugal infidelity. 
Should you yourself sing in your dream, ehe deepest 
sorrow, even to the despairing point, will be in store 
for you. 

SKATE — In a dream, to eat or simply to see 
that ugly, but excellent fish, called a skate, is an ex- 
cellent prognostic. 

*** 

SKATING — To dream of skating or seeing oth- 
ers skate, means difficulties ahead. 

SKELETON— To dream of a human skeleton 
is an omen of death. 



Sky 137 Sling 

SKY. — To see one's self gazing at the sky, in a 
dream, is a lucky prognostic ; if the sky is blue, a for- 
tune is coming to the dreamer ; if it is red, there is 
great danger ahead. To feel yourself rising, or com- 
ing down, through the air, means general failure in 
all your plans. 

*** 

SLEEP — To dream that you are asleep means 
that your confidence is based on foolish illusions. 

SLAUGHTER-HOUSE— See Abattoir. 
meke 

SLEIGH-BELLS — Home-quarrels are fore- 
told by the sight or sound of sleigh-bells in one's 
dream. 

*** 

SLIDING — To see in a dream, one's self or 
some one else, sliding, is a warning of trouble ahead. 
«*« 

SLIGTHED (The "Marble Heart")— See "Cut- 
direct." 

SLING — A slung-shot or sling, in a dream, 
means troubles, insults and slanderous attacks in 
store for the dreamer. 



Slippers 138 Snow-Flakes 

SLIPPERS — To see a pair of slippers in your 
dream is a promise of peace and quiet. 

SMOKE — Vain and fruitless ambition will be 
the lot of one who sees smoke in his dream. 

SNAILS — The dreamer has immoral habits who 
sees snails in his sleep. 

^ ^ ^» 

SNAKES — To dream of serpents is a sure sign 
that treachery is at work against you. If you are not 
ill you will become so very soon ; if you are already 
ill, you will surely be worse. 

SNOUT — A pig's snout, seen in a dream, is an 
excellent omen . 

*** 

SNOW — To dream that you see snow means a 
plentiful harvest ; that you are washing your face 
with snow, is a promise of great relief ; that you are 
eating some, is a prognostic of a journey soon to be 
undertaken. 

*** 

SNOW-FLAKES— There is a most favorable 



Soap 139 Son 

omen in the apparition of falling snow-flakes in a 
dream. 

*«* 

SOAP — There is success in store for whoever 
dreams of soap. 

*** 

SOCIETY-MANNERS— If, in a dream, you 
see yourself or others performing all sorts of exag- 
gerated and affected society antics, there is some 
grave danger ahead. 

SOFT MUD— To see one's self wading through 
soft mud is a prognostic of much money coming 
very soon. 

*** 

SOLDIERS — To dream of soldiers is either a 
warning of danger or the announcement of good 
news very soon to reach you. 

SOLES — In a dream to eat of the fish called a 
sole, is an omen of poverty. 
*** 

SON — To dream that you have a son is a sign of 
a birth soon due. 



Soot 140 Speeches 

SOOT — If soot drops on you, in a dream, you 
may expect large profits within a short time. 
*** 

SOUP — To eat soup or simply to see some, is 
a promise of riches coming. 

^ ^» •» 

SPADES— To dream of the card-suit called 
spades is an omen of quarrelling. 

^ ^z ^ 

SPARROW — In a dream, one sparrow means 
profits coming; many sparrows prognosticate a 
journey soon to take place. 

SPECTACLES— Old fashioned spectacles or 
eye-glasses, in a dream, tell you that you are very 
blind and silly in your waking hours. 

^5 ^r ^i 

SPECTRE — White-robed spectres seen in a 
dream threaten you with disaster due to some 
trusted friend's treachery ; black-robed spectres are 
the harbingers of a great joy. 

SPEECHES — To hear speeches in a dream, will 
result in bringing about many troubles and rows. 



Spider 141 Sports 

SPIDER — To see one in your dream is, at 
night, a token of hopeful success ; in the morning, a 
sign of troubles ahead ; if you dream you are killing 
it, great joy is coming; that you are eating it, a 
luckier sign still, but that dream is very rare. 

SPINDLE— There is trouble, plotting and dis- 
appointment for one who sees a spindle in his dream. 

SPINNING — To see, in a dream, yourself or 
someone else spinning, is a threat of many serious 
worries. 

*** 

SPONGES— The miserly disposition of the 
dreamer is revealed to him, when he sees sponges 
in his sleep. 

SPOOLS OF THREAD— Betrayal, anguish 
and ruin will be forthcoming if you dream of spools 
of thread. 

^ ^ ^ 

SPOTS — If you dream of spots or stains, it tells 
you that you are yourself a specimen of a very lazy, 
worthless individual. 



Spurs 142 Stair-Bannisters 

SPURS — There is the announcement of a jour- 
ney in a dream wherein spurs play a part. 
*** 

SQUALL — To witness a squall of wind in a 
dream, announces a quarrel among close relatives. 
Kit* 

SQUIRREL — To dream of a squirrel, signifies 
that someone who robbed you is about to be caught 
and punished. 

*** 

STABLE — A person you love is coming very 
soon to see you, after you see a stable in a dream. 

•5 ^ •% 

STAG— See Deer. 

^ ^ ^ 

STAGE-COACH— Seen in a dream, a stage- 
coach is a prognostic of diseases and financial losses. 

^ ^ ^ 

STAIRS — To see a staircase in your dream, 
means profits coming ; to fall down stairs is an omen 
of grief. 

•* ^> ^ 

STAIR-BANNISTERS— To gaze in a dream 
upon stair-bannisters and to let the hand glide over 



Stars 143 Stockings 

them is a favorable omen ; but if you let go of them, 
you may expect serious losses. 

STARS — To dream of stars means complete 
bliss ; but if they do not shine, sorrow is forthcom- 
ing; while a shooting star, in a dream, prophecies 
some near relative's death. 
*** 

STATUES — In a dream, to see statues is a 
threat of coming sorrows. 

*** 

STEEL — Dreaming of steel means success and 
profits ; but if the steel be burning hot, great worries 
are coming. 

*** 

STEEPLE — To see a church-steeple in a 
dream, means great trouble due to a friend ; if it is 
a ruined steeple you gaze upon, a terrible catas- 
trophe is to overcome you very soon. 

STILTS — Thwarted, disappointed ambition al- 
ways follows a dream in which stilts are seen. 

•* ^ ^ 

STOCKINGS— Cotton-stockings are, in a 



Stones 144 Storms 

dream, a sign of inheritance ; silk-stockings, a prom- 
ise of great riches, but not by inheritance. 

•» •» •» 

STONES — In a dream, stones are always to be 
interpreted as difficulties placed in your path. 

^ ^» t 

STONE-MASONS— Whoever dreams of stone- 
masons at work may expect a birth in the family. 

STORE — To dream of a store means success. 
*** 

STORKS— To dream of flying storks is an 
omen of enmity at work against you ; if the season 
is winter, a terrible storm is brewing ; but if they fly 
in pairs, a marriage will soon take place and be 
blessed with many children. 
^ ^ ^ 

STORMING A FORT— It is an omen of quar- 
relling, when you see yourself, in a dream, storm- 
ing a fortress ; if you "storm" only a window, you 
are threatened with a woman's treachery. 

STORMS — There is danger ahead for one 
dreaming of a storm 



Stout Person 145 Street-Crush 

STOUT PERSON— If you dream of a very 
stout person, your success will be great and immedi- 
ate. 

STOVE — Quiet comfort and good news, are to 
be expected after you have seen a stove in your 
dreams. 

STRAW — To dream of bundles of straw is a 
promise of plenty ; but if it's in a heap, want will 
soon assail you. Burning straw carried about in a 
public place is an omen of great joy. 

^ ^ ^> 

STRAWBERRIES— Riches are in store for 
you if you dream of strawberries. 

STREET — If you see yourself in a dream, walk- 
ing aimlessly about in a city street, many troubles 
await you in your own home. 

•^ ^ ^ 

STREET-ARABS— To see, in your dream 
street boys running or at play, means that your af- 
fairs will soon become hopelessly entangled. 

•b ^ ^> 

STREET-CRUSH— To see a street-crush or 



Street-Posters 146 Swaddling-Clothes 

stoppage, in your dream, means that you will be 
much bothered by idle callers. 

•s ^ •? 

STREET-POSTERS— To dream that you are 
reading posters in the street is an omen of infamous 
notoriety; if you see yourself tearing them down, 
the deepest grief will soon be your lot ; finally, if you 
are pasting them yourself on the walls, some terri- 
ble shame is in store for you. This is, altogether, 
one of the worst dreams you may suffer from. 
*** 

SUICIDE — To dream that you are committing 
suicide is a warning to you to change your conduct. 

^ #5 •» 

SUN— To gaze at the sun, in a dream, means 
happiness ahead. 

^ ^ t 

SUNSHADE— To dream of a sunshade is a 
foreboding of temporary sadness. 

^p ^ •* 

SURGEON — Seen in a dream, a surgeon fore- 
tells joy and prosperity. 

^ ^ ^> 

SWADDLING-CLOTHES— To dream of ba- 
by-clothes is a promise of a most happy marriage. 



Swallows 147 Swelling 

SWALLOWS — There is the greatest happiness 
in sight for one who dreams of swallows. 

^% t ^ 

SWAMP — You will soon be quarrelling if, in a 
dream, you see yourself in a swampy or marshy 
country. 

SWANS — A vision of swans, in a dream, is a 
highly favorable omen. 

^ ^ ^> 

SWARM OF BEES— See Bees. 

^ ^ ^ 

SWEETHEART— To dream that you have a 
sweetheart, when you have none (at the time), is a 
foreboding of sorrow ; to dream that you are deceiv- 
ing the said sweetheart is a sign of bitter quarrelling 
in sight. 

^ ^ ^ 

SWEEPING — Who dreams that he is sweeping 
a room or a house may count upon prosperity ; but 
if it is a cellar he is cleaning, evil happenings are 
sure to assail him. 

•p ^ •* 

SWELLING — To see yourself all swollen, in a 
dream, signifies that your intense vanity is about to 
be severely taken to task. 



Swimming 149 Table 

SWIMMING — In a dream, to see yourself, or 
someone else, swimming, means that some reconci- 
liation is about to take place. 

*** 

SWISS CHEESE— Many difficulties will ob- 
struct your success, if you dream of Swiss cheese. 

SWITCH — To dream of a switch or slight stick, 
means discussions in the family circle. 

SWORD — To see a sword, in a dream, is an 
omen of disaster, or at least of quarrelling ; to hold 
one firmly is a promise of good luck ; to receive a 
sword-wound means quarrelling ; to inflict a wound 
with it to someone else, is a threat of a painful sepa- 
ration. 

SYMPHONY — Sweet, melodious music, means 
delights ahead. 



T 

TABLE — To dream that you are setting a table 
for a meal, is a promise of abundance. 



Tail 149 Tempest 

TAIL — To see a tail in a dream is a sign of 
fickleness that will cause you much sorrow. 

•£ ^ ^ 

TAILOR — Appearing in a dream, a tailor sig- 
nifies mendacity detrimental to your interests. 

*** 

TEA — Many worries are in store for one who 
sees himself, in a dream, drinking tea. 

•w ^ ^» 

TEARS — Success is assured to one who dreams 
of tears, or weeps in his sleep. 

TEETH — To see teeth in a dream is a sign of 
great joy coming; it will last long if the teeth are 
very white ; if they are very long, you will soon suf- 
fer wane ; if they are decayed, there is mourning in 
the near future ; if they fall off your gums of their 
own accord, death is imminent. 
™ " ^ 

TELESCOPE — In a dream, a telescope means 
some act of silliness to be soon performed by the 
dreamer. 

TEMPEST— Quarrelling and anguish will be 



Tent 150 Thinner 

the lot of one who dreams that he witnesses a tem- 
pest. 

^> ^^ ^ 

TENT — There is quarrelling soon to occur 
when one dreams of a tent. 

•^ #5 ^w 

TEN-PINS — To play ten-pins or just to gaze at 
them in a dream is an omen of worries and losses. 

*** 

THEATRE— To dream that you are sitting in a 
theatre, means for you repose and satisfaction. 

•^ ^t ^ 

"THE BAD PLACE"— To see yourself in "the 
bad place" in your dream, means great grief; but 
if you escape from it, you will escape some real dan- 
ger when awake. 

THERMOMETER— To dream of a thermome- 
ter means quarrelling. 

***** 

THIMBLE — A thimble in a dream, means 
the loss of a situation. 

THINNER — To see yourself in a dream much 



Thorns 151 Tiger 

thinner than you really are, is a warning of extreme 
poverty coming. 

*** 

THORNS — We always find in thorns dreamed 
of a sign of worries and often of loss of situation. 

THREAD — To see thread in a dream is a threat 
of an intrigue against you ; to break off a thread is 
an omen of poverty ; to entangle a spool or skein of 
thread means that your affairs will soon be in the 
worst disorder ; to unwind it is a sign of some indis- 
cretion greatly harming you ; finally, to dream of 
gold or silver thread is most unlucky. 
*** 

THRONE — In the vision of a throne, in a 
dream, there is a threat of many cruel disappoint- 
ments. 

*** 

THUNDERBOLT— In a dream, the clashing 
and close striking of a thunderbolt announce great 
misfortunes and even death. 

TIGER — There is hatred at work against you 
if you dream of a tiger ; but if you see yourself kill- 
ing it, you may expect great success. 



Toad 152 Toothless 

TOAD — The apparition of a toad in a dream, is 
a threat of some disgusting scandal, even of murder. 

TOBACCO — To smoke or simply to see tobac 
co, promises you a very short, fleeting period of en- 
joyment. 

TOCSIN— To hear bells ringing the tocsin is 
an omen of anxiety and quarrelling. 

TOMB — You are assured of receiving a legacy 
in the near future, if you see a tomb or grave in a 
dream. 

TOMBSTONE— There is death in the family 
and an inheritance for one who dreams of a tomb- 
stone; but if he sees himself breaking one, it is a 
promise of great joy coming. 

TONGUE — To see a tongue in a : dream, means 
that great gossip will harass you. 

TOOTHLESS— To find one's self in a dream, 
with but one tooth left in the mouth is an omen of 
grave illness and misfortune. 



Torches 153 Traveling 

TORCHES — In a dream, many lighted torches 
mean dazzling success. 

TORNADO — To see or hear a tornado in a 

dream,, signifies that some terrible danger is nigh. 

TOWN-MARKET— Extreme poverty is in 
store for one who dreams of a town-market. 

TOYS — Nothing but worries and disappoint- 
ments are in store for one who dreams of toys and 
playthings. 

*«« 

TRADE — To dream of trade under any form is 
generally considered favorable; if it is of the silk 
trade, many pleasures are in store for you ; the iron 
trade, many sorrows ; the woolen trade, you will be 
robbed. 

*** 

TRAVELING — To dream that you are travel- 
ing in a carriage, is a promise of sudden fortune 
coming to you as a gift ; if you are a-foot, you have 
pretty hard work in prospect ; if you have a traveling 
companion, people are talking about you ; if you see 
yourself trudging along with a sword at your side, 
you are to marry very soon. 



Trees 154 Turkey 

TREES — If, in your dream, you see dried-up 
trees, they probably prophecy sorrows; if broken 
down, quarrels with your most intimate friends ; if 
green, your hopes will be realized ; if in flower, suc- 
cess is yours ; if yellow and sere, disease is in store 
for you ; if you climb one of them, in your dream, 
you will advance rapidly in your chosen carreer. 
•^ ^ ^ 

TRIPE — Expect severe pain if you ever dream 
of tripe. 

•^ ^^ ^5 

TROWEL — Whoever sees a trowel in his 
dream, will succeed after a most laborious struggle. 

TRUNKS — In a dream, trunks or valises al- 
ways announce a journey soon to take place. 

*** 

T. SQUARE— To dream of a T. square used by 
draughtmen, is evidence of the foolish pride of the 
dreamer. 

*** 

TURF — A grass plot or lawn seen in a dream, 
is a most favorable sign. 

*ft*t 

TURKEY— Whoever dreams oi turkeys, his 
silly conceit will land him in a very tight place. 



Turkish Pipe 155 Umbrella 

TURKISH PIPE— Whoever dreams that he is 
smoking or simply looking at someone else smok- 
ing a Turkish pipe, has much peace in store for him. 

« * * 

TURKISH SLIPPERS— Seen in a dream, 
Turkish slippers, if new, mean success after very 
hard and laborious struggles ; if worn out, you are 
about to undertake a small journey. 

TURTLE — If you see a turtle in a dream, be- 
ware of some secret enemy ; if you see yourself eat- 
ing turtle flesh, expect success after a pretty hard 
struggle. 

*** 

TYPHUS OR TYPHOID— A dream in which 
typhus or typhoid fever acts a part is a threat of ter- 
rible illness and even death. 



u 

ULCERS — Should you see ulcers of any kind, 
in a dream, an awful shame will soon be your lot. 

*** 

UMBRELLA — Many troubles are in store for 
one who dreams of an umbrella. 



Uncle 156 Vehicle 

UNCLE — To see one's uncle in a dream, means 
marriage or inheritance, or both. 
*** 

UNIFORM — To see or wear a uniform, in a 
dream, announces a great act of bravery soon to be 
performed by the dreamer. 

USURER — Soon you will suffer financial losses 
and be terribly cheated, if you dream of a usurer, 



Y 

VALLEY — In a dream, to see, or walk about, 
or drive over, a valley, is a promise of peace. 

VASE — In a dream, a vase announces a mar- 
riage or a birth ; but a broken vase means death. 

VEGETABLES — In a dream, to eat vegetables 
is a threat of loss ; to pluck them means quarrelling 
ajhead. 

*** 

VEHICLE — Whenever a carriage or wagon of 
any kind appears in your dream, be assured that 
great worries will assail you very soon. 



Veil 157 Vinegar 

VEIL — A happy marriage is in store for one 
who sees a veil in a dream. 
«** 

VELVET — Should you see some velvet dress or 
drapery in a dream, your luck will be good. 

VEINS — To gaze at one's blue veins in a dream, 
is a threat of anxiety and trouble. 
*** 

VERMIN — In a dream, vermin on your person 
or that of someone else, means luck and financial 
gain. 

VERY THIN PERSON— A very thin person 
appearing in your dreams, forbodes losses and trou- 
bles. 

^ •£ ^ 

VINE-PROPS— Those poles used to prop 
trees, vines, hops, etc., when seen in a dream, mean 
quarrelling and disunion. 

**« 

VINEGAR — Many troubles and often dire pov- 
erty will be in store for one who sees,or worse still, 
drinks vinegar in a dream. 



Violets 158 Walking 

VIOLETS — There is much happiness in a 
dream about violets. 

**« 

VIOLIN — See Musical Instruments. 

•» ^ •» 

VULTURE — Who dreams of a vulture will have 
to circumvent somebody's hatred ; but if he kills the 
bird of prey, he will surely be successful in his favor- 
ite enterprise. 



w 

WAGER — A bet or wager made in a dream is 
a sign of the worst luck. 

^ ^ •*! 

WAGON— See Carriage. 

^ ^ ^» 

WAKE — To dream that you are attending a 
wake means that much gossiping is going on con- 
cerning you. 

^ •* ^ 

WALKING — In a dream, to see yourself walk- 
ing about leisurely and alone, is an omen of sadness 
and poverty; walking fast, a sign of anxiety, but 
possible success; walking through fire, a terrible 



Wall 159 Washerwoman 

misfortune is imminent. If you are walking with 
someone else, sincere friendship will be yours ; it it 
is a woman, you will soon marry. 

^ ^ •» 

WALL — To dream of a wall is an omen of 
serious obstructions to your favorite plans ; to see 
yourself upsetting it, is a promise of final success ; 
but if you dream that you are building a wall, be as- 
sured that your labors will be in vain, 

WALTZ— See Dancing. 

WAR — All dreams of war foretell grave perils 
ahead. 

^ ^ ^ 

WARBLING— The warbling of birds, heard in 
a dream, is assurance of success. 

^ ^ •£ 

WASH-BOWL— To dream of a wash-bowl, an- 
nounces coming inheritance. 

WASHERWOMAN— It is a token of coming 
happiness to gaze in a dream upon a washerwoman 
at her work. 



Wasps 160 Waves 

WASPS — To see wasps in one's dream is a 
warning of the worst troubles coming. 

WATCH — Seen in a dream a watch gives prom- 
ise of large profits. 

WATER — To dream of water, if it is clear, 
means comfortable circumstances assured; if it is 
dirty, sorrow and worries ; if it is very cold, some 
enemy will harm you greatly ; if it is hot, grave ill- 
ness ; if you upset a water-pail or a tumbler, beware 
of an imminent fire; if you see yourself drinking 
water, you are enjoying unjustified tranquility; if 
you fall into the water, you have some reconcilia- 
tion in the near future ; if the water you see is stag- 
nant, death is not far off. 

WATER-CARRIER— In a dream, to see any- 
one carrying water, is a most favorable omen. 

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WATERFALL— To see a waterfall, when 
dreaming, announces sorrows, clangers and pit-falls. 

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WAVES — If you dream of the waves of the sea, 



Wax-Tapers 161 Weeping 

you may expect to start soon on a journey ; if the 
waves are very wild, and tempestuous, it is a prog- 
nostic of death. 

WAX-TAPERS— To dream of wax-tapers for 
an altar, is a threat of grave illness and even death. 

^ ™ •b 

WEALTH— See Riches. 

WEATHER-COCK — Much disappointment 
awaits him who dreams of a weather-cock. 
*** 

W. C. — Any dream about W. C. means luck and 
lots of money in the near future. 

*v * * 

WEDDING — In a dream, to be present at a 
wedding is a threat of many troubles ahead. 

•* ^ ^ 

WEDDING-RING— To dream of a wedding- 
ring means that your marriage is to take place very 
soon. 

WEEPING — In a dream to see yourself weep- 
ing is a promise of great joys ahead. 



Weighing-Scales 162 Wheat 

WEIGHING-SCALES— You may feel that the 
undertaking you are pushing just now will prove a 
success whenever you dream of scales. 

WELL — There is a fortune coming to one who 
dreams of a well ; if he sees himself drawing water, 
his health will continue excellent, or grow better ; if 
he falls into a well, there is danger ahead ; and if he 
shuts it up or throws someone into it, he may expect 
death within a very short time. 

•b •* •» 

WET — You will meet very shortly with great 
disappointment, if you dream that you are drenched 
by a down-pour. 

^ •> •» 

WET-NURSE— To dream of a wet-nurse is an 
omen of sorrows. 

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WHEAT — To see wheat in a dream is very 
lucky indeed, especially as regards money matters ; 
if you see yourself eating some in the ear, your 
profits will be secure ; if you give away wheat, you 
will enjoy a fine harvest ; if you dream you are buy- 
ing wheat, heavy losses are in store for you ; finally, 
if you dream you are carrying wheat, be it ever so 
small a quantity, you will soon be in great poverty. 



Wheels 163 Window 

WHEELS — An inheritance is soon to come to 
one who dreams of wheels. 

WHISTLE — To hear a whistle in a dream is a 
warning of danger. 

WIDOWHOOD— To dream you are a widow 
or a widower is a promise of some great satisfaction 
•:oming. 

WIG — To see a wig, or wig-maker at work in 
a dream, means peril ahead. 
*** 

WILL — To dream of your making your will is 
the sadest of omens ; but if you see yourself writing 
someone else's will, expect much joy and satisfac- 
tion. 

WILD-BOAR — You have much quarrelling in 
store if you dream of a wild-boar. 

WINDOW — To dream of a window is a most 
unlucky omen ; it means quarrelling, misfortune, 
financial ruin ; and even imminent death if the win- 
dow-panes are broken. 



Wine 164 Woman 

WINE — To dream that you see or drink wine 
is a promise of comfort ; if you upset some wine, ill- 
luck is after you. 

*** 

WINTER — If there are decided signs of winter 
in your dream, your farming will prove profitable. 

^ ^ ^ 

WITCHES — If you see, in a dream, witches 
holding a nightly revel, you may expect dire poverty 
in the near future. 

•* •> ^\ 

WOLF — To see wolves in your dream, signifies 
that hatred and jealousy are at work against you ; 
but if you see yourself killing a wolf, success is as- 
sured. 

**« 

WOMAN — In general, to dream of a woman is 
an omen of treachery at work against you. If she 
is a blond, you will be blessed with some one's de- 
voted love ; if she is a brunette, the love will be pas- 
sionate but not lasting; if she is decidedly plain- 
looking, there is treason in the air ; if, in your dream, 
you see her dead, there is joy in store for you. 
Many women appearing in the same dream mean 
harmful gossip ; if they fight, scandal of the worst 
kind will soon ruin you. 



Wooden-Shoes 165 Wound 

WOODEN-SHOES— In a dream, wooden- 
shoes signify final success after much hard, persis- 
tent work. 

*** 

WOODS— See Forest. 

WOOL — To dream of wool means big profits in 
sight. 

WORKMEN — In a dream, to see workmen at 
their tasks is a most lucky omen ; if they are resting, 
you will soon be very poor ; if they are fighting, a 
revolution is imminent. 

WORK — To dream that you are doing some 
work with the right hand means personal good luck ; 
if with the left hand, expect to be in straightened cir- 
cumstances, for awhile, with final success however. 

WORMS — To see worms or maggots in a 
dream, is a sign of illness coming. 
*** 

WOUND — To dream yourself wounded gives 
promise of rapid advancement in your vocation or 



Wreath 166 Zinc 

business ; if you see yourself dressing a wound, great 
satisfaction is in store for you. 

WREATH — If, in a dream, you see a wreath of 
flowers, there is great hope of success in the near 
future. 

*** 

WRECK — To dream of a wreck, whether you 
figure in it or not, means misfortune ahead. 

WRITING— To see one's self writing, in a 
dream, means that the dreamer will soon conceive a 
most profitable invention. 



z 

ZINC — If you dream of anything made of zinc, 
you may depend that your love is untrue to you. 



OMENS. 

IN-DOORS. 

APRON-TIES— If any ties, such as shoe- 
strings, underwear or apron-ties, get unloosened, 
you may depend that your love is untrue to you. 

BELL — If a bell sounds without human agency 
moving the clapper, it is a sign of death in the 
family of the person who hears the sound. 

^» ^ ^» 

BREAD — If you drop bread on the floor, pick it 
up immediately ; for to leave it there would expose 
you to very great troubles in the near future. 

To lay bread up-side-down on the table is a very 
unlucky omen. 

BREAD-CUTTING— If you fail to make the 
sign of the cross over a loaf of bread before cutting 
off the first slice, you may expect a very poor 
harvest, or losses in your business 
167 



Cards 168 Coffee-Cup 

CARDS — When drawing for partners, at cards, 
if you turn up an ace, you will win a good deal of 
money ; if it is a king, expect quarrelling at the gam- 
ing-table ; if it is a ten-spot, some cheating will take 
place, at your expense ; if it is a nine-spot, luck is 
against you. 

•^ •* ^ 

CHAIR-TURNING— Turning around, when 
seated, using only one leg of the chair, will bring 
about quarrelling and estrangement. 

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CHILDREN— See the paragraph headed 
"Date" in the section entitled "about marriage ;" 
after the marriage has taken place, the method 
mentioned there may be employed to learn how 
many children are to be expected. 
it** 

COFFEE — When you have just dropped sugar 
in your cup of coffee, if bubbles come up and gather 
themselves in a circle in the center of the surface, 
you will have much money coming to you soon. 
***** 

COFFEE-CUP— When you have finished 
drinking your coffee, turn your cup bottom upward 
on the saucer. 



Coffee-Upsetting 169 Drawers 

On the bottom trace three signs of the cross with 
the thumb of your right hand. 

Turn the cup around three times — two minutes 
between each, looking away while you move the cup. 

Then turn it up so as to see the interior again. 

If there are black grains left at the bottom, 
money is coming to you very soon ; if the remaining 
coffee is dried up in ridges, you will have to travel 
shortly ; if it has dropped down like elongated tears, 
a grievous sorrow is in the near future. 
*** 

COFFEE-UPSETTING— You will have a 
week's troubles and worries if you upset a cup or 
pot of coffee. 

CREAKINGS— At night, to hear snappy, re- 
peated creakings in the furniture announces the 
death of a relative or intimate friend. 

CROSSWISE— Two objects placed by you 
crosswise, announce some trouble coming ; therefore 
be always careful to place your knife and fork side 
by side either on your plate or next to it. 

DRAWERS — Putting on one's drawers wrong 
side up is a sign of good news coming. 



Dress 170 Eyelids 

DRESS — To spread a new dress or gown on a 
bed is a very unlucky omen. 
*** 

EAR-BUZZING— People are speaking well of 
you when your left ear buzzes ; they are talking un- 
kindly when it is the right ear. If both ears get 
suddenly red, there is some insignificant conversa- 
tion going on that concerns you. 

If you want to know who is talking of you, just 
think of a number between i and 26 while the buz- 
zing is going on. The number will designate the 
first letter of the given name of the talker; 1 will 
stand for A, 2 for B, and so forth to the end of the 
Alphabet. 

*** 

EGGS — The breaking of eggs by accident fore- 
tells home quarrels. 

EPIPHANY— On the night following the 
Feast of the Epiphany (January 6th), a maiden 
ought to pray Melchior, Gaspard and Balthasar to 
show her in a dream, the man she is to marry. He 
will appear, but if he talks while crossing the girl's 
dream, the wedding shall not take place. 
*** 

EYELIDS— If you feel a slight trembling of 



Fire 171 Hair 

the left eye-lid, good news is on the way ; if the right 
eye-lid moves in that way, expect bad news. 

FIRE — When lighting a wood-fire, if it catches 
lire with a noise like that of a rocket, you may feel 
assured that you will very shortly receive some im- 
portant news. 

FLOOR — When a floor, otherwise sound, 
creaks under your tread, you will not be long in this 
world. 

««* 

FRIDAY AND THIRTEENTH— It would be 
the height of recklessness to begin a journey or an 
undertaking of any kind, on a Friday, or on the 
thirteenth of the month. 

GARTER— Whoever loses her garter, is being 
cruelly deceived by one she implicitly trusts. 
*** 

GLASS — White glass broken accidently is a 
token of good luck. 

*** 

HAIR — The sewing of one of your hairs in the 



Hairpins 172 Happy Years 

seam of a bride's bridal dress, will secure you a 
husband within a twelvemonth. 
««« 

HAIRPINS — Someone you care for is thinking 
of you when hairpins drop from your hair. 
**« 

HANGED MAN'S ROPE— If you can procure 
a piece of the rope that was used to hang a human 
being, whether criminal or suicide, do not let it get 
out of your pocket, as it brings great luck. How- 
ever, should you have been called upon to unhang a 
suicide and refused to help in the task, no luck will 
come to you by the possession of that particular 
rope. It is not necessary that the hanged person 
should die to render the rope valuable. 

HAPPY YEARS— To know the number of 
happy years marriage has in store for you, you 
must, on your wedding day, throw down with all 
your might on a flag-stone, a cup or vase of crock- 
ery or china, or a piece of glassware. The number 
of fragments, after the breaking is over, must be 
counted and the total will give you the number of 
years of connubial bliss. So you had better do the 
smashing with a hearty will. 



Hearse 173 Ul-Luck 

The maiden who will pick up one of the broken 
pieces, after they have been counted, will either 
marry within a twelvemonth or be very successful in 
her other plans. 

^ *v ^ 

HEARSE — An empty hearse passing you is a 
promise of happiness. 

HUNCHBACK— To meet a hunchback, espe- 
cially if his protuberance grazes you accidentally as 
he passes you, is considered a most excellent prog- 
nostic. 

A combination of a hunchback, a uniformed 
soldier and a white horse all seen at the same time, is 
a still better omen. 

ILL-LUCK. PREVENTIVES— To fight and 
ultimately triumph over ill-luck, whenever you have 
met with some threatening omen, you had better 
touch iron with the bare hand, or form a double 
horn by pointing out with the first and fourth 
fingers, the other fingers and the thumb folded in. 
Sometimes the hiding of the thumb under the four 
folded fingers will effectively combat some evil in- 
fluence at w r ork to harm you. 



Ink 174 Looking- Glass 

INK — There is no worse prognostic than the 
accidental upsetting of ink. 

KNIFE — To turn a knife around, on the table 
is a very bad prognostic. 

To accept as a present, a knife, a pin, or any 
other object that cuts or sticks, is to make sure that 
you will soon be at "swords-points" with the giver. 
To counteract this omen, exact a cent or some small 
change as a nominal price for the article in question. 
No quarrelling is to be feared if the gift is thus 
transformed into a sale. 

KNOCKING — When you think you hear some- 
one knocking, and, on opening the door, find no one 
there, there is a death that you will soon hear of. 

^ ^ ^ 

LIGHTS — To have three lights — no more or 
less — lighted at the same time in a room, is a very 
grave prognostic. 

^ ^ ^ 

LOOKING-GLASS— To break a looking-glass 
is a sure sign of catastrophe, financial ruin, illness 
and even death. 



Mirror 175 On Rising 

MIRROR — By gazing fixedly in a mirror on 
Christmas eve at midnight, you will see appearing 
in the glass the outlines of the leading events to 
occur to you during the coming year. 

^ ^ ^ 

NEW YEAR— If, on New Year's day, the first 
caller a woman receives, is a man, she will meet with 
great luck the rest of the year; if it is a woman 
she will have nothing but trouble. 

NOSE-BLEEDING— On Friday, nose-bleed- 
ing is lucky. 

NOSE-TICKLING— If your nose tickles you, 
it means that you will kiss an elderly or old person 
before the day is over ; should you be young your- 
self, then an elderly person will kiss you very soon. 

^ ^ ^ 

ON RISING— When you get out of bed, should 
you step out, left foot foremost, you will be ill- 
humored the whole of the coming day, and every- 
thing you will undertake until bedtime will go 
wrong, without, however, bringing about any very 
serious mishap. 



Palm 176 Pin-Cushion 

PALM — If you feel a tickling in your right 
palm, you are about to receive some money ; if the 
tickling is felt in the left palm, you will be called 
upon to pay out money. 

PASSING SALT— You must always smile 
whenever you pass the salt to anyone at the table ; 
otherwise you will soon find yourself on bad terms 
with him or her. 

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PEPPER — Upsetting pepper unintentionally, 
annuls the possible bad effects of upsetting salt. 
*«* 

PETTICOAT— Any woman or girl who puts 
on a petticoat wrong-side-up will meet with some 
downright impertinence during the day. 

PIERCED COIN— If you receive a coin with a 
hole in it, be sure and keep it, as it will bring you 
luck. Of course, if you drill the hole yourself, the 
coin will be of no value as a luck-bringer. 

^ ^v ^v 

PIN-CUSHIONS— Have all the pin-cushions 
in the house well supplied with pins and money will 
always be plentiful in your pocket. 



Pins 177 Salt-Cellar 

PINS — To pick up and keep a stray pin is a 
most serious sign of good luck. 
*** 

PINS UPSET— When you upset a cup or box 
full of pins, if but one is left in the receptacle, you 
may feel assured of continuous, paying employment 
or work ; if none remain, there is quarrelling ahead. 

RABBIT'S FOOT— It is lucky to always 
carry in one's pocket a small rabbit's foot. 
*** 

SALT — To upset salt is a very bad omen in- 
deed; to counteract this awkward move, pick up 
between the thumb and first finger a little of the salt 
you have upset and throw it over your left shoulder ; 
do this three times in succession. 

SALT AND PEPPER— If, in the upsetting, 
salt and pepper should be mixed, expect an early 
misfortune. 

SALT-CELLAR— If the salt-cellar is upset but 
no salt escapes, you may still expect an accident hi 
the near future. 



Scissors 178 Thimble 

SCISSORS— Should scissors falling on the 
floor form a Greek cross by opening, this is a strong 
omen of catastrophe and death. 

SILHOUETTE — If you happen to see on the 
wall the shadowy outlines of someone you know, 
you will soon hear that this person is dead. 

SHIRT — If you put on your shirt or chemise 
right-side-in, you may be assured that very soon 
you will be grievously insulted. 

•s ^ ^ 

SNEEZING — If you sneeze three times before 
breakfast you may expect luck during the day. A 
sick person sneezing three times in succession is cer- 
tain to recover. 

^> •> •t 

THIRTEEN— To sit thirteen at the table, 
means that one of the guests will die within a year ; 
to avoid this, either try to squeeze a place for a 
fourteenth, or allow one of the thirteen to withdraw 
before the meal begins. 

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THIMBLE — A person is born lazy, when a 



Thread 179 Visit 

thimble falls off from her finger while at work sew- 
ing. 

THREAD — To thread a needle with a uselessly 
long needleful, is a sign that the sewer is decidedly 
lazy and neglectful. 

TILES — When tiles are blown off the roof by 
the wind, the cattle on that farm will be barren, or 
their progeny will be unhealthy and few. 

^ " ^ 

TO YOUR WISHES— Never forget to say 
"To your wishes" to a person who sneezes in your 
presence ; it is believed by many that just at that 
minute the Evil-spirit is turning a new leaf in the 
sneezer's book of life, and you must express your 
desire that it be a happy one. 

VEST-BUTTON— When a button drops from 
your vest (or waistcoat) it is a promise of great suc- 
cess and prosperity. 

^> ^ ^ 

VISIT — Never fail to offer some refreshment, 
candy, cake, or simply a drink of water to a person 



Whistling 180 Kite 

who calls upon you for the first time ; otherwise you 
two will soon be at daggers drawn. 

WHISTLING — A woman or girl ought never 
to whistle, as her doing so is an omen of illness and 
even death in the family. 

^ ^ ^ 

WINE — When wine is accidentally upset on 
the table ; just dip your finger in it and touch your 
forehead ; it will bring you luck. 

•^ ^ ^ 

WOODEN-SHOE— When the leather-holder 
of a wooden-shoe gets unfastened, you may expect 
an inheritance ; but if the wooden-shoe drops off on 
that account, the inheritance will not materialize. 



OUT OF DOORS. 



DUNG — To tread accidentally on any fecal mat- 
ters, is one of the most assured signs of extraor- 
dinary luck in money matters. 

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KITE — When playing with a kite, if the string 



Horse-Shoe 181 Rainbow 

breaks, there will be ill-luck for a whole year in the 
player's home. 

HORSE-SHOE— If you find a horse-shoe in 
the street, country-road or fields, pick it up at once 
and bring it home ; it carries good luck with it. 

MOON — When you see the moon surrounded 
by a clear circle, you may be sure that there will 
soon be a downpour. 

^v ^ ^ 

. NAIL — The picking up of a stray nail is an ex- 
cellent omen. 

PRIEST — To meet a priest in his black cassock 
is a very unfavorable omen. Should he touch you 
slightly, as he passes by, expect death to visit you 
very soon. To efficaciously dispel this evil in- 
fluence use one of the ill-luck preventives above de- 
scribed. 

RAINBOW — In the morning, a rainbow an- 
nounces rain ; in the evening it promises fine 
weather. 



Shooting-Star 182 Turning-Back 

SHOOTING-STAR— When it is toward your 
right that a star "shoots," there is a death coming ; 
if it is toward your left, a soul is transferred from 
Purgatory to Paradise ; in both cases hasten to form 
a wish before it has vanished from sight ; if you do 
so in time, the wish shall be granted you. 
^t ^ ^ 

SULPHUR-SMELL— If, without natural 
cause, a smell of sulphur is noticed in a field, you 
may be sure that some imp of darkness is passing, 
on its way to soul-destroying and mischief-making. 

TORCH— A lighted torch suddenly put out by 
a gust of wind is an omen of disaster. 

THUNDER-STORM— There will surely be a 
thunder-storm within an hour or so, when sparrows 
hide under the hedges and the owls begin to hoot ; 
it is also a sign of a coming hail-storm. 

t ^» ^ 

TURNING-BACK— If you turn back after hav- 
ing started in a certain direction, expect but poor 
success in your present undertaking. 



Apples 183 Date 

ABOUT LOVE AND MARRIAGE. 



APPLES — When two engaged people are sit- 
ting at table together and apples are passed around, 
the young man must pick up one, cut it in two and 
offer his fiance the half that has retained the stalk. 
Otherwise the wedding will never take place. 
•5 ^ ^» 

BRIDEGROOM— On the night between the 
last day of February and the first day of March, let 
the maiden who wants to know her future bride- 
groom, place a mirror under her pillow and when 
retiring, enter her bed backward, saying alound: 
"Mars and Marion, show me in my sleep the man I 
shall marry and let him practice his trade before my 
eyes. ,, And the man will appear in her dream. 

DATE — If a maiden wants to know when she 
will be married, let her fill a glass with water and 
then hold inside a little below the rim, a blessed 
ring, kept hanging by means of a folded hair of her 
own, the extremities of which she presses between 
thumb and index. The ring will slightly sway, and 
every time it will touch the glass it will mean one 
more year until her wedding-day. 



First Step 184 Last Drop 

FIRST STEP— At the end of the wedding-cere- 
mony, the one of the couple who will take the first 
step away from the place where they were married 
will be "boss" in the new home. 

*** 

FUNERAL — No happiness will come from a 
marriage that takes place in a church wherein a 
funeral is being celebrated at the same time. 

FULL MOON — On a full-moon evening, a 
maiden may repeat aloud : 

"Fair Moon, I bow to thee, 
I pray that you show me 
The man who will be my fiance." 
And during the night, she will surely see him, 
in a dream. 

KNIFE — A maiden who uses a knife to stir her 
coffee or tea will delay her marriage for ten years. 

^ ^ ^ 

LAST DROP — If you receive the last drop con- 
tained in a bottle, you will be married during the 
year. To make the omen doubly sure, turn over 
the bottle, neck first, into the glass until it touches 
the bottom ; if the liquid in the glass does not over- 



Salad 185 Wedding- Attire 

run, the promise of quick marriage is fully con- 
firmed. 

*** 

SALAD — A maiden who prepares a salad of 
greens risks to have to wait, before she marries, as 
many years as she will allow leaves of salad to drop 
out of the salad-bowl. 

^ *x> •* 

SEWING OMEN— When sewing in a group 
with other girls, if you sew by accident the stuff you 
handle with that which one of your neighbors is 
sewing on, the latter will soon marry ; if you have 
the same accident with two different pieces in your 
own lap, you will soon be a bride. 
•* ^ •* 

SUN — When the sun dazzles your eyes and, at 
the same time, your feet are walking in water or on 
wet ground, you may be assured that you will be 
married within a year. 

*** 

WEDDING-DAY— To marry on a bright 
sunny day, is a strong omen of bliss; on a dark, 
rainy day, a threat of conjugal misfortune. 

WEDDING- ATTIRE— For a maiden to try on 



Wedding-Ring 186 Cinquefoll 

any part of the atire of a bride-friend is to delay, for 
ten years, her own wedding. If she is a dress- 
maker, or modiste, or hair-dresser and tries on any 
of the wedding garments or ornaments for business 
purposes, she escapes the ill-omen, which only ap- 
plies to the acquaintances of the bride. 
•5 ^ •? 

WEDDING-DRESS— It is most unlucky to 
work on one's own wedding-dress. 

^ ^ ^ 

WEDDING-RING— When a maiden, in play, 
puts someone's wedding-ring to her left hand ring- 
finger, she will not marry for seven years. 



ABOUT FRUIT AND 
FLOWERS. 



BLUE-BELLS — Rain will come down very 
soon, when the blue-bells begin to close. 

CINQUEFOIL— When the leaves of the 
cinquefoil begin to form a kind of fan that protects 
the plant ; rain is near ; when the leaves resume their 
usual aspect, rain will soon Be over. 




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